blagging

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Meaning · English

gerund of blag — Robbery; (countable) an instance of this.

Register: informal, slang

Examples

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

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “blagging” mean?

gerund of blag — Robbery; (countable) an instance of this.

Is “blagging” formal or informal?

blagging is generally informal, slang.