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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLUDGE

Back formation from slang bludger pimp, from bludgeon.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUDGE

bludge  [blʌdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUDGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bludge is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bludge in English.

WHAT DOES BLUDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bludge in the English dictionary

The first definition of bludge in the dictionary is when intr, often foll by on to scrounge from. Other definition of bludge is to evade work. Bludge is also to act as a pimp.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLUDGE

PRESENT

Present
I bludge
you bludge
he/she/it bludges
we bludge
you bludge
they bludge
Present continuous
I am bludging
you are bludging
he/she/it is bludging
we are bludging
you are bludging
they are bludging
Present perfect
I have bludged
you have bludged
he/she/it has bludged
we have bludged
you have bludged
they have bludged
Present perfect continuous
I have been bludging
you have been bludging
he/she/it has been bludging
we have been bludging
you have been bludging
they have been bludging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bludged
you bludged
he/she/it bludged
we bludged
you bludged
they bludged
Past continuous
I was bludging
you were bludging
he/she/it was bludging
we were bludging
you were bludging
they were bludging
Past perfect
I had bludged
you had bludged
he/she/it had bludged
we had bludged
you had bludged
they had bludged
Past perfect continuous
I had been bludging
you had been bludging
he/she/it had been bludging
we had been bludging
you had been bludging
they had been bludging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bludge
you will bludge
he/she/it will bludge
we will bludge
you will bludge
they will bludge
Future continuous
I will be bludging
you will be bludging
he/she/it will be bludging
we will be bludging
you will be bludging
they will be bludging
Future perfect
I will have bludged
you will have bludged
he/she/it will have bludged
we will have bludged
you will have bludged
they will have bludged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bludging
you will have been bludging
he/she/it will have been bludging
we will have been bludging
you will have been bludging
they will have been bludging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bludge
you would bludge
he/she/it would bludge
we would bludge
you would bludge
they would bludge
Conditional continuous
I would be bludging
you would be bludging
he/she/it would be bludging
we would be bludging
you would be bludging
they would be bludging
Conditional perfect
I would have bludge
you would have bludge
he/she/it would have bludge
we would have bludge
you would have bludge
they would have bludge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bludging
you would have been bludging
he/she/it would have been bludging
we would have been bludging
you would have been bludging
they would have been bludging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bludge
we let´s bludge
you bludge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bludge
Past participle
bludged
Present Participle
bludging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUDGE


adjudge
əˈdʒʌdʒ
begrudge
bɪˈɡrʌdʒ
bouge
bʌdʒ
budge
bʌdʒ
drudge
drʌdʒ
forjudge
fɔːˈdʒʌdʒ
fudge
fʌdʒ
grudge
ɡrʌdʒ
judge
dʒʌdʒ
kludge
klʌdʒ
misjudge
ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ
mudge
mʌdʒ
nudge
nʌdʒ
prejudge
priːˈdʒʌdʒ
pudge
pʌdʒ
rejudge
riːˈdʒʌdʒ
sludge
slʌdʒ
smudge
smʌdʒ
trudge
trʌdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUDGE

blub
blubbed
blubber
blubberer
blubberier
blubberiest
blubbery
blubbing
blucher
bludgeon
bludgeoner
bludger
blue
Blue Angel
blue asbestos
blue baby
blue bag
blue beret
blue billy
blue blood

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUDGE

activated sludge
assistant judge
besmudge
circuit judge
district court judge
elections judge
foot fault judge
forejudge
hanging judge
High Court judge
inky smudge
line judge
side judge
sitting judge
snudge
touch judge
trial judge

Synonyms and antonyms of bludge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLUDGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bludge» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bludge

Translation of «bludge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUDGE

Find out the translation of bludge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bludge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bludge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bludge
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bludge
570 millions of speakers

English

bludge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bludge
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

bludge
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bludge
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bludge
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bludge
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bludge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bludge
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bludge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bludge
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bludge
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bludge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bludge
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டிக் கழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bludge
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bludge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bludge
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bludge
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bludge
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bludge
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bludge
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bludge
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bludge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bludge

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUDGE»

The term «bludge» is normally little used and occupies the 147.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUDGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bludge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bludge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bludge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUDGE»

Discover the use of bludge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bludge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Karjill: Book II of the Three Stones
Jom jumped backwards to resist the Bludge, but somehow hopped a little forward . As long as he moved toward the sphere he was also moving directly toward the Bludge. He feet seemed to be going on their own, as if he were sleepwalking.
Gary Kirby, 2007
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
28, 1949 bludge noun 1 an easy job, requiring little work Australia. 1943 • He Was happy in his job, it Was a gOOd bludge. —John Cleary. The Long Shadow. 1949 • 'You're mad!' the medical corporal remarked to me as I climbed into the jeep ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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A Good Big Bludge!: An In-depth Study of the Attitudes of ...
The thesis concludes with a discussion on the five main issues (employment, religion, politics, Arabic diglossia and teaching methodologies adopted in the Arabic classroom), which are identified by the study as the key factors in shaping ...
Mira El-Deeb, 2005
4
Handbook of Massive Data Sets
After a while, this became mechanical in nature so we automated it as a shell script called bludge. Every few minutes, bludge analyzes the system activity and determines what state the machine is in, and sets various limits accordingly.
James Abello, Panos M. Pardalos, Mauricio G.C. Resende, 2002
5
The Lost Empire of Koomba
Leaving the tuskadon on the floor of the underdune, Julie, Keeah, Neal, Hob, the Hinkles, Kern, Bludge, and four Ninns met Mashta and her tiny people. They stood alone under the brightening skies. "Those are good Ninns/7 Bludge said of his ...
Tony Abbott, 2009
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An Australian Dictionary for North Americans
(rh. si.) Alone (Pat Malone = alone). on the bludge, to be exp. To attempt to borrow something, e.g. Keep your hand on your billfolds boys, Bruce is on the bludge. orrsiDE 70 On THE BLUDGE. TO BE on the bot, to be exp. See on the bludge,
Noel Funge, 2000
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and ...
... bludge Passively managing to benefit from other people's efforts rather than one's own, getting others to do or provide essential things. To bludge means to impose on, to shirk responsibility or hard work, or to borrow excessively, to sponge.
Max Cryer, 2010
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1939-45. (B., 1943.) A blend of bludger-tparasx'te. bludqo, n. An easy job: Aus.: since ca. 1920. john Cleary, The Long Shadow, 1949, 'He was happy in his job, it was a good bludge.' Ex senses 3 and 4 of the v.—2. See come the bludge on.
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Smoke & Mirror:
野肌野...剛野】 Pan back 。 u 七七〇 revea ー SM。KE knee 工 ing unde 工 the pressure being app ー ied も。 his hand by BLUDGE。N. He wh 土 SperS his next 土 nCan 七 a 七 i 。 n . BLUDGE。N ー 00k3 aS i 五 he is straining も。 hear ー L 〇 仁 ...
Chuck Satterlee, 2012
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
To amaze someone. 2. A lengthening of the odds in betting. blow shit out of someone To reprimand someone severely. blow through To leave or depart. blow up To lose your temper. blow your dough To waste your money. bludge 1. A person ...
John Miller, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUDGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bludge is used in the context of the following news items.
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Has outsourcing gone too far?
Companies sick of difficult, costly employees and their unions should hire robots that reliably do the job and do not whinge or bludge. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Tighter disability support pension rules are hurting, say welfare groups
... they want to support people who genuinely need it, but they don't want to be taken for mugs and have other people bludge off the system. «ABC Online, Jun 15»
3
New Shellharbour youth and family facility brings much needed …
"I've found my own feet and decided you can't bludge, so I'm trying to make my life as best as I can for myself and forget about my past.". «ABC Local, Jun 15»
4
More than a hint of subterfuge
Tasmania and SA can't continue to bludge on the rest of the country simply because they may upset the fairies in the garden. To encourage our ... «Blues Country Magazine, Jun 15»
5
Poll Bludger: voters warm to Abbott — except not really
Voter perception of Abbott has generally improved since the failed spill motion earlier this year. But that's not say that voters actually like Abbott, ... «Crikey, Jun 15»
6
Australian slang is not dying, it's making its way up in the world
Richards cites "u-ey", "bludge", "aggro" and "no worries" as examples enthusiastically taken up stateside. The dingo lingo could reign supreme ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
7
Yes, a million in super is plenty
You can't have a system where those who piss away all their money though their lives get to bludge off taxpayers in retirement and those who ... «Business Spectator, May 15»
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State of Origin beer and pies v Morrissey at the Opera House
Life's full of tough choices. Work or bludge. Drink or teetotal. Self-less or self-ish. Kids or freedom. On Wednesday night, the hardest choice of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Matt Cunningham: Stay-at-home mums don't deserve to be left behind
... the Government seems determined to get those stay-at-home mums back to work (even if that work is a relative bludge compared with what ... «Herald Sun, May 15»
10
Rockers gather for wedding blast
Baker will also be playing sets with the Painkillers — featuring Joe Bludge, Richard Lane from the Stems and, depending on his overseas ... «The West Australian, May 15»

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