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Old 11-06-2003, 11:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Word of the day November 7

The Word of the Day for November 7 is:

bludge • \BLUHJ\ • (verb) chiefly Australian & New Zealand: 1. to avoid work or responsibility; 2. sponge

A little more information about today’s word:
Though they can be annoying, people who bludge -- bludgers -- are relatively harmless. On the other hand, a big bully armed with a bludgeon -- a "bludgeoner" -- can do some pretty major damage. "Bludgeoner" was shortened in England to "bludger" (slang for "pimp") back in the 19th century. That bludger was certainly a kind of bully, one apparently willing to wield a bludgeon now and then to insure his livelihood. In the early 20th century, "bludge" became the verb for what a bludger does. By then, a somewhat softened "bludger" had appeared in Australia and New Zealand: the pimping and the bullying were eliminated, and the parasitical tendencies reduced to mere cadging or sponging.

My sentence (using definition #2):
"I'm okay because I come home and bludge off Mum and Dad, but if I had to stay in London I would have to find another job."
-- Ballet dancer Hannah Bagshaw, quoted in The Christchurch [N.Z.] Press, December 27, 2000

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition.

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Old 11-07-2003, 06:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
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An expert witness in a lot of violent murder trials is the bludge spatter expert, who testifies about the direction and force and other scenarios regarding bludge spatter.
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Old 11-07-2003, 06:51 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I could get back to work, but to the casual observer I AM working as I bludge on TFP.
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Old 11-07-2003, 07:26 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Bob bludged all day by working on his blog.
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Old 11-09-2003, 05:15 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Do I study for my test, or bludge and surf TFP for a bit?
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Old 11-10-2003, 12:25 AM   #6 (permalink)
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What else is a college student to do, than to bludge off his/her parents like a true parasite.
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Old 11-16-2003, 10:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I know people who bludge off thier parents while they are in college and watch his sister work and get married. Certainly TFP is not helping him at all.
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