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bludgeon

blud·geon

UK/ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/ US/ˈblʊd͡ʒ.ən/ rare
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a club used as a weapon

verb

1.

overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club

  • “The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas”
2.

strike with a club or a bludgeon

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Origin

First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).

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