I was pleasantly suprised to receive a reply within 24 hours to my email regarding "bludge":
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Main Entry: bludge
Pronunciation: blj
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): bludged; bludg·ing
Etymology: back-formation from British argot bludger pimp, probably
contraction of bludgeoner one wielding a bludgeon, from bludgeon
Date: circa 1919
intransitive verb
1 chiefly Australian & New Zealand : to avoid work or responsibility
2 chiefly Australian & New Zealand : SPONGE 2
transitive verb, chiefly Australian & New Zealand : SPONGE 3
- bludg·er noun, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

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Cheers,

Peter

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