Verb: blag (blagged,blagging) blag
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- Take by theft
"He was going to blag the phone someone had left behind";
- hook [informal], snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], boost [N. Amer, informal], pilfer, cabbage [archaic, informal], purloin [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], abstract [informal], snarf [N. Amer, informal], swipe [informal], sneak [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift [informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], whip [Brit, informal]
- Persuade or deceive in order to get something for free
"He tried to blag his way into the VIP section"
Derived forms: blags, blagging, blagged
Type of: rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], steal
Encyclopedia: Blag, Steal And Borrow