blag
/ (blæɡ) slang /
noun
a robbery, esp with violence
verbblags, blagging or blagged (tr)
to obtain by wheedling or cadging: she blagged free tickets from her mate
to snatch (wages, someone's handbag, etc); steal
to rob (esp a bank or post office)
Origin of blag
1C19: of unknown origin
Derived forms of blag
- blagger, noun
Words Nearby blag
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use blag in a sentence
He tried to blag flights from British Airways but they said they would have needed six months notice.
She blogs about science, religion, feminism, and sex at her blog blag Hag.
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