blag
/blæɡ/
noun
Meaning
A means of obtaining something by trick or deception.
"A good blag to get into a nightclub is to walk in carrying a record box."
An armed robbery.
verb
Meaning
To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.
"Can I blag a fag?"
(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."
To pick up someone.
(1960s) To inveigle by persuasion.
"He's blagged his way into many a party."
(1940s) To deceive; to perpetrate a hoax on.
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adjective
Meaning
Fake, not genuine.
"You’re wearing a blag designer shirt!"
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