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bundy

v.
C2 Proficiency US //ˈbəndi// bundy Informal Slang
Definition

v. to record the time you arrive at or leave work using an automatic machine. You use this when you want to describe the physical act of clocking in or out.

v. to record one's arrival or departure time at a workplace, typically by inserting a card into a time clock. Primarily used in Australian and New Zealand English; often appears in the phrase 'to bundy on' or 'to bundy off'.


SIMPLE

I need to bundy off before I can head home.

CONTEXTUAL

The factory workers were required to bundy on at exactly eight o'clock to avoid a pay deduction.

Usage

The verb is often used intransitively with the particles 'on' or 'off'.

Last updated May 7, 2026