blagging
Syllables: blag·gingUK/ˈblæɡɪŋ/
blagging noun: the use of deception, guile, or persuasion to obtain something; (countable) an instance of this; a blag. Also the present participle and gerund of blag.
Noun
blagging (countable and uncountable, plural blaggings)
- The use of deception, guile, or persuasion to obtain something; (countable) an instance of this; a blag.
- 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...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
- Robbery; (countable) an instance of this.
- Usual petty-theft beginnings. Graduated to the bigger stuff—jump-ups, blaggings. Eventually controlled a few similar types down east somewhere.1980, Anthony Heal, Man in the Middle, page 64
Also used as
blagging is also the present participle and gerund of blag.
Forms of blagging
| plural | blaggings |
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Origin of blagging
From blag + -ing.
Words that rhyme with blagging
Questions about blagging
- What does blagging mean?
- Blagging means the use of deception, guile, or persuasion to obtain something; (countable) an instance of this; a blag.
- What part of speech is blagging?
- Blagging is a noun.
- How do you pronounce blagging?
- Blagging is pronounced /ˈblæɡɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of blagging?
- The plural of blagging is blaggings.
Words near blagging in the dictionary
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