blagging

English

Etymology

From blag +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈblæɡɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -æɡɪŋ
• Hyphenation: blag‧ging

Noun

blagging (countable and uncountable, plural blaggings)

1. (British, informal) gerund of blag
   1. (uncountable) The use of deception, guile, or persuasion to obtain something; (countable) an instance of this; a blag.
      • 2012, Alan Gillies, “Threats to the Security of Your Information”, in Data Protection for Slightly Bigger Companies, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 47:

        Matt Driscoll claimed that "blagging", or impersonating a third party, was used to secure the confidential information after receiving a tip that [Alex] Ferguson might be suffering from ill health. The former journalist added: "I was told sometimes you'd get a situation where if an investigator sent a fax to a GP or a hospital saying 'I'm his specialist, I need these details' it was incredible how often that would just get sent straight back."

   2. (uncountable, criminal slang) Robbery; (countable) an instance of this.
      • 1980, Anthony Heal, Man in the Middle, page 64:

        Usual petty-theft beginnings. Graduated to the bigger stuff—jump-ups, blaggings. Eventually controlled a few similar types down east somewhere.

Translations

use of deception, guile, or persuasion to obtain something; an instance of this — see blag

robbery; an instance of this — see robbery

Verb

blagging

1. present participle and gerund of blag