bludge
/blʌdʒ/
noun
- An easy task or situation; something that requires little effort.
- That job is a bludge — you just sit at a desk and do nothing.
- He thought the assignment would be hard, but it turned out to be a bludge.
- The final exam was a bludge; everyone finished in twenty minutes.
- A person who avoids work; a lazy person.
- She called him a bludge for skipping out on the chores.
- Don't be such a bludge — help us clean up.
- The team was frustrated with the bludge who never pulled his weight.
verb
- To avoid work or responsibility; to shirk or loaf.
- The employee was fired for constantly bludging during work hours.
- Instead of studying, she decided to bludge all afternoon.
- He tried to bludge his way through the group project without doing any work.
- To obtain something (like money, food, or favors) by sponging off others; to cadge.
- They would bludge cigarettes from anyone who passed by.
- She managed to bludge a free meal from her neighbor.
- He always tries to bludge a ride from his coworkers instead of taking the bus.
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