bludge
1. noun
1
an easy job, requiring little work AUSTRALIA, 1943.
2
a respite from work or duty AUSTRALIA, 1957.
3
an instance of taking it easy on a job AUSTRALIA, 1957.
4
an act of borrowing or sponging NEW ZEALAND, 1974
2. verb
1
to live off another's hospitality. A back formation from bludger . Usually with 'on', though since the 1960s also with 'off' AUSTRALIA, 1899.
2
to borrow something; to cadge something NEW ZEALAND, 1945.
3
to relax, especially when there is work to be done AUSTRALIA, 1942