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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: bludgers #54396 01/30/2002 12:15 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 I'd assumed JK Rowling's use of bludger was related to bludgeon. Me too. That's why I immediately could imagine what a bludger was supposed to do in a Quidditch game. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted More from Bean's Aussie link Jackie 01/30/2002 12:21 AM Warning - word-related wofahulicodoc 01/30/2002 12:54 AM Re: Warning - word-related wwh 01/30/2002 1:28 AM bludgers wofahulicodoc 01/30/2002 2:17 AM Re: bludgers Bingley 01/30/2002 4:52 AM Re: bludgers Bean 01/30/2002 12:15 PM The Aussie BBQ doc_comfort 01/31/2002 12:48 AM Re: The Aussie BBQ Bobyoungbalt 01/31/2002 3:37 AM Re: The Aussie & NZld BBQ hev 01/31/2002 3:49 AM . Max Quordlepleen 01/31/2002 5:11 AM Re: The Aussie BBQ Capital Kiwi 01/31/2002 9:08 PM Re: The Aussie BBQ Jackie 01/31/2002 4:08 AM Re: bludgers Keiva 01/31/2002 9:16 PM Re: More Aussie slang (explanations) hev 01/30/2002 3:18 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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