bludger
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈblʌdʒə/
- Offensive
:
vago
- I'm not paying you bludgers three bucks an hour to sit on your arses!
Examples
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Now, people in Sunnyvale might be lazy and they might be bludgers.
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At least you're going to work, unlike those union bludgers...
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I hope you're keeping this young bludger in line.
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I hope you're keeping this young bludger in line.
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She was hesitant to mention her student status in case she was construed as an unemployed 'bludger'.
Academic text (2011) -
And in any case, no wealth is so modest that a leftist welfare bludger doesn't regard it as fit for pillaging.
Blog text (10) -
A bribe of a new 'entry level' house for the unwashed dole bludger but potential lefty voter.
Blog text (10) -
You can't rely on a bludger to get the job done; they never pull their weight.
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In every team, it's frustrating to deal with a bludger who just avoids responsibilities.
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Rick was labeled a bludger for spending all day on the couch instead of looking for work.
Synonyms
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7.2
A lazy person who others dislike for not working
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4.6
A person who avoids work and often does very little
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7.1
A person who is lazy and does nothing useful
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7.0
A person who is lazy and does not want to work
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7.0
A person who avoids work and makes little effort
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5.8
A person who avoids work and does very little
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7.6
A person who often avoids work and does very little
2
7.0
A person who avoids work and does very little
2
8.6
A person who avoids work and wastes time
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9.9
A person who often avoids work and is lazy
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8.0
A person who avoids work or responsibility, often by making excuses
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9.9
A person who avoids work by pretending to be busy
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7.2
A person who avoids work and prefers to rest
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5.8
A person who often rests and does very little
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9.6
A person who avoids work by pretending to be busy
A person who avoids work
A person who is very lazy and not responsible
A person who avoids work or duties by making excuses
A person who avoids work by pretending to be ill
A person who often misses school or work on purpose
A person who wastes time on small unimportant tasks instead of doing useful work
A person who is often lazy and late finishing tasks
A person who lives on government benefits and does not try to find work
A person who is lazy and avoids work
Antonyms
Compounds
How Lazy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bludger as slang for a lazy person comes from old Australian English bludge 'to avoid work' or 'to live off others'. So calling someone a bludger means they avoid work or rely on other people.