blag

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Noun 1.4 Derived terms 2 Croatian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æɡ

[edit] Verb

to blag (third-person singular simple present blags, present participle blagging, simple past and past participle blagged)

1. (informal) To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion, especially venture capital during the dot com boom
2. (informal) To beg, to cadge.

   Can I blag a fag?

3. (Polari) To pick up someone.
4. (Internet slang) To brag on one’s blog.
5. (informal, 1960s) To persuade (especially as blag in/into), to talk one’s way into a party, concert, or other social event.
6. (informal, 1940s) To deceive, to perpetrate a hoax.
7. (informal, late 19th century) To steal.

[edit] Noun

blag (plural blags)

1. (informal) 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. (UK criminal slang) An armed robbery.
3. (UK, informal) Fake, not genuine.

   You’re wearing a blag designer shirt!

[edit] Derived terms

• blagger, Blagger

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Adjective

blag

1. soft