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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.

Synonyms

obtain,
sponge,
pretext

adjective

Meaning

  • Fake, not genuine.

    "You’re wearing a blag designer shirt!"

Synonyms

fake