Blag

noun

/blæɡ/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA means of obtaining something by trick or deception.

"A good blag to get into a nightclub is to walk in carrying a record box."

2.nounAn armed robbery.

3.verbTo obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.

"Can I blag a fag?"

4.verb(specifically) To obtain confidential information by impersonation or other deception.

"The newspaper is accused of blagging details of Gordon Brown's flat purchase from his solicitors."

5.verbTo pick up someone.

6.verb(1960s) To inveigle by persuasion.

"He's blagged his way into many a party."

7.verb(1940s) To deceive; to perpetrate a hoax on.

8.adjectiveFake, not genuine.

"You’re wearing a blag designer shirt!"

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