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.