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)
Other Word Forms
- blagger noun
Etymology
Origin of blag
C19: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Sherborne suggested the journalist used private investigators to find out the information, to which Nicholl replied: "I never used them to blag medical information."
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
"I had to blag it a bit," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2022
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
I managed to blag a shooting position right ‘by the tin’ shooting low down through the glass wall.
From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019
How did they blag their way onto an airplane?
From Time • Mar. 17, 2013
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