There seems to be a prevailing notion that the buying public can be blasted, blathered, or bludgeoned into buying anything any time the manufacturers so desire (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bludg|eon — «BLUHJ uhn», noun, verb. –n. a short, heavy club. –v.t. 1. to strike with a bludgeon. 2. to bully or threaten: »There seems to be a prevailing notion that the buying public can be blasted, blathered, or bludgeoned into buying anything any time… … Useful english dictionary
bludg|eon|eer — «BLUHJ uh NIHR», noun. a person who uses, or is armed with, a bludgeon; bludgeoner … Useful english dictionary
bludg — bludg·er; bludg·eon; … English syllables
eon — do·de·cath·eon; eon; eon·ism; es·cutch·eon; lunch·eon·ette; scutch·eon; bludg·eon; lunch·eon; es·cuch·eon; … English syllables
bludgeon — bludg·eon … English syllables
bludgeon — bludg•eon [[t]ˈblʌdʒ ən[/t]] n. 1) a short, heavy club with one end thicker and heavier than the other 2) to strike or knock down with a bludgeon 3) to force into something; bully • Etymology: 1720–30; orig. uncert. bludg′eon•er, n … From formal English to slang
bludgeon — bludg|eon [ blʌdʒən ] verb transitive 1. ) to hit someone hard with a heavy object: bludgeon someone to death: Atkinson had been bludgeoned to death in his apartment. 2. ) to force someone to do something by repeated arguments or threats:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bludgeon — Bludg eon, n. [Cf. Ir. blocan a little block, Gael. plocan a mallet, W. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with E. blow a stroke. Cf. {Block}, {Blow} a stroke.] A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
