blag

British  

/ blæɡ /

noun

1. a robbery, esp with violence

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verb

1. to obtain by wheedling or cadging

   she blagged free tickets from her mate

2. to snatch (wages, someone's handbag, etc); steal

3. to rob (esp a bank or post office)

Other Word Forms

• blagger noun

Etymology

Origin of blag

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Fast forward to October 2022 and, out of the blue, six very well-known people accused Associated Newspapers of not just accessing their voicemail messages and using private investigators to "blag" their personal information, but also bugging phones and aggressive surveillance techniques.

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Another says Reeves "is normally the cleverest person in the room", and that she does not blag.

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Prince Harry says journalists would blag information about his former girlfriend Chelsy Davy's flights to the UK to see him.

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This was strictly a media event, but that did not deter a few Alvarez fans from, unsuccessfully, attempting to blag and bypass security in the chance of catching a glimpse of their hero.

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"I had to blag it a bit," she says.

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