Bludger
to shirk.
to impose on (someone).
an easy task.
Historical Examples
In the Wrong Paradise Andrew Lang
The Slang Dictionary John Camden Hotten
In the Wrong Paradise Andrew Lang
In the Wrong Paradise Andrew Lang
noun (Austral & NZ, informal)
a person who scrounges
a person who avoids work
a person in authority regarded as ineffectual by those working under him
verb
when intr, often foll by on. to scrounge from (someone)
(intransitive) to evade work
(intransitive) (archaic) to act as a pimp
noun
a very easy task; undemanding employment
n.
v.
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