blag
Britishnoun
verb
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to obtain by wheedling or cadging
she blagged free tickets from her mate
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to snatch (wages, someone's handbag, etc); steal
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to rob (esp a bank or post office)
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Etymology
Origin of blag
C19: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Another says Reeves "is normally the cleverest person in the room", and that she does not blag.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024
Remember what I talked about earlier, that moment of like fake it until — you know, blag your job until you know what it is you’re doing?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022
Stuck in the nosebleed seats, she decided to blag her way backstage at the end of the show.
From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2020
"I'm a top-level blagger. I feel like my whole career has been one giant blag."
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2017
Yet for many, their enthusiasm brought them straight to Dublin’s international airport where they began to blag their way onto flights destined for Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Germany, Indonesia and even Australia.
From Time • Mar. 17, 2013
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