dole bludger

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noun Australian Slang.

a person who collects unemployment benefits but makes no serious effort to get work.

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Origin of dole bludger

see origin at bludge

Words nearby dole bludger

dolce far niente, Dolcelatte, dolce vita, doldrums, dole, dole bludger, dole cupboard, doleful, dolente, dolerite, dolesome

How to use dole bludger in a sentence

Sneaker and clothing brands routinely dole out buckets of dough to drape their swag over popular cultural characters.
Would You Pay $100 For a 50 Cent Bulge? Men’s Undies Get Expensive|James Joiner|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was also involved in the origins of the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University.
This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art|Scott Porch|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These labels matter, but so does our over-zealous urge to dole them out and endlessly dwell on them.
Lena Vs. The Feminist Police|Amy Zimmerman|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A month before the Ethics Committee vote that McConnell boasts about today, he and Dole were publicly defending Packwood.
And Now Mitch McConnell Is the ‘Pro-Woman’ Candidate!|Eleanor Clift|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“There can be no question that the trendiest trend of our popular culture is the return of drug use,” Dole said.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary|Marlow Stern|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some waited too long—waited to dole out to a frenzied public all available cash and close the doors too late for solvency.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
The principle at once sets men thinking on the selfish side, and makes them dole their good deeds with a thrifty hand.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
But he fished out a dole, though he was vexed at the injury to the supper.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
"Then keep it, and dole it out as you like," said Sadie quickly.
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte
I could dole out secretaryships and lordships, and never a one without getting something in return.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for dole bludger

dole bludger

noun

Australian slang, offensive a person who draws unemployment benefit without making any attempt to find work

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