blag

blag
Verb. To lie, or use clever talk with profit as an objective, to wheedle or persuade for gain. E.g."I blagged a lift to work with my sister but had to get the bus home."
Noun. 1. A con, a 'scam'.
2. A violent robbery or raid.

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  • Blag — 〈n. 27; westdt.〉 1. 〈derb〉 kleines Kind, unartiges, lästiges Kind 2. Balg, Tierhaut [→ Balg] * * * Blag, das; [e]s, en, Bla|ge, die; , n [vielleicht umgestellt aus ↑ 2Balg] (ugs. abwertend): [ungezogenes] Kind. * * * Blag, das; s, en …   Universal-Lexikon

  • blag — [blæg] v past tense and past participle blagged present participle blagging [I and T] BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from blag to steal (19 21 centuries)] to obtain something you want by talking in a clever way ▪ He blagged his… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • blag — blag·gard; as·sem·blag·ist; …   English syllables

  • blȃg — prid. 〈odr. ī, komp. blȁžī〉 1. {{001f}}koji je dobre naravi [∼ čovjek; ∼e naravi; ∼ pogled; ∼ izraz lica; ∼e ruke izdašan, darežljiv; ∼i Bože, uzv. izražava a. čuđenje b. zgražanje]; dobroćudan, mio, umjeren, ugodan 2. {{001f}}koji sadrži malo… …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • Blag — Blag,das:⇨Kind(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • blag — [ blæg ] verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH VERY INFORMAL to persuade someone to give you something you want by talking in a clever way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Blag — Blag, das; [e]s, en, Bla|ge, die; , n (umgangssprachlich für [lästiges] Kind) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • blag — Brit. informal ► NOUN 1) a violent robbery. 2) an act of using clever talk or lying to obtain something. ► VERB (blagged, blagging) 1) steal in a violent robbery. 2) obtain by clever talk or lying …   English terms dictionary

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