Word of the Day – Blag

Blag (verb)

blag

Manage to obtain (something, or information) by using persuasion or guile: Steal (something) in a violent robbery or raid.

With its origin coming from the French blaguer ‘tell lies’ this word is also used as a noun: An act of using persuasion or guile to obtain something: A violent robbery or raid.

Example sentences

“Convincing the manager you deserve a refund and swaying the librarian to waive your overdue fees – these are blags, times when we use our tongues to make our lives easier.”

“The blaggers blagged the jewels in the biggest blag I’ve ever seen.”