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bludger

bludg ¦er |ˈblʌdʒə | ▶noun Austral. /NZ informal a scrounger. • an idle or lazy person. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (originally British slang denoting a pimp, specifically one who robbed his prostitute's clients ): abbreviation of bludgeoner, from bludgeon .

 

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bludger

bludg ¦er |ˈblʌdʒə | ▶noun Austral. /NZ informal a scrounger. • an idle or lazy person. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (originally British slang denoting a pimp, specifically one who robbed his prostitute's clients ): abbreviation of bludgeoner, from bludgeon .