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blag

Pronunciation: /blæɡ/

The English word “blag” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.
  2. An attempt to obtain, or the means of obtaining, something by guile or persuasion; a trick.
  3. An act of deceiving; a con, a deception, a hoax.

verb

  1. To obtain (something) through armed robbery or robbery involving violence, or theft; to rob; to steal.
  2. To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.
  3. To obtain (confidential information) by impersonation or other deception; also, to deceive (someone) into disclosing confidential information.
  4. To obtain (something desired), or avoid (something undesired), through improvisation or luck; to fluke, to get away with.
  5. To use guile or persuasion on (someone); also, to deceive or perpetrate a hoax on (someone).
  6. To meet and seduce (someone) for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation; to pick up.
  7. To speak persuasively or with guile to obtain something.

adjective

  1. Not genuine; fake.

Etymology

The origin of the noun is unknown. The verb is derived from the noun.

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