blag

/blæɡ/

noun

  1. 1

    A means of obtaining something by trick or deception.

    “A good blag to get into a nightclub is to walk in carrying a record box.”
  2. 2

    An armed robbery.

verb

  1. 1

    To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.

    “Can I blag a fag?”
  2. 2

    (specifically) To obtain confidential information by impersonation or other deception.

    “The newspaper is accused of blagging details of Gordon Brown's flat purchase from his solicitors.”
  3. 3

    To pick up someone.

  4. 4

    (1960s) To inveigle by persuasion.

    “He's blagged his way into many a party.”
  5. 5

    (1940s) To deceive; to perpetrate a hoax on.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Fake, not genuine.

    “You’re wearing a blag designer shirt!”

Synonyms

interjection

  1. 1

    An onomatopoeia for the sound of a falling strike.

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