Avoiding work or responsibility through laziness or excuses, primarily used in Australian English.
Present participle of 'bludge.' The word became deeply embedded in Australian working-class culture in the 20th century as a way to describe avoiding labor.
Australian culture created and embraced 'bludging' so much that it became almost a national sport—there's even a famous Australian phrase 'good on ya for bludging' that shows how acceptable the concept is!
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