blag
/blæɡ/
Frequency: 2.07 in modern English
Meaning
verb
To obtain (something) through armed robbery or robbery involving violence, or theft; to rob; to steal.
British usage; Slang; Transitive verb
verb
To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.
British usage; Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.
British usage; Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To obtain (something desired), or avoid (something undesired), through improvisation or luck; to fluke, to get away with.
British usage; Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To use guile or persuasion on (someone); also, to deceive or perpetrate a hoax on (someone).
British usage; Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To meet and seduce (someone) for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation; to pick up.
British usage; Informal; Transitive verb
verb
To speak persuasively or with guile to obtain something.
British usage; Informal; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "'What's he do, Micky?' / 'Armed blags is what I hear – s'posed to be one or two nice little tucks down to him that he didn't go for. He keeps well active. Someone told me he's putting one together now.[…]'"
- "Through Lenny I had met a character whom I shall call Billy. He was part of a blag team famous for a series of large-scale wage snatches."
- "They're turning over any business that couldn't go running back to the Other People, sex shops and massage parlours, doing blags long after they went outta fashion, doing loads of drugs and not giving a fuck about keeping a low profile."
- "Darlin' – I know your old man's keen for you to learn the ropes an' all that, but let's not forget who's running this blag, shall we?"
- "Can I blag a fag?"
- "He’s blagged his way into many a party."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *bʰelǵʰ-, blaguer, balg
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /blæɡ/
- British English: /blæɡ/