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.”
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