Blag vs Blaa - What's the difference?

blag | blaa |

As a noun blag

is child, kid (up to circa 14 years).

(blagg)

(British, informal, transitive) To obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.

(British, informal) More specifically, to obtain confidential information by impersonation or other deception.

The newspaper is accused of blagging details of Gordon Brown's flat purchase from his solicitors.

(British, informal, transitive) To beg, to cadge.

Can I blag a fag?

(UK, informal, transitive) To steal.

(Polari) To pick up someone.

To persuade.

He's blagged his way into many a party.

To deceive, to perpetrate a hoax on.

* pretext

(en noun)

(British, informal) A means of obtaining something by trick or deception.

A good blag to get into a nightclub is to walk in carrying a record box.

An armed robbery.

(en adjective)

(British, informal) Fake, not genuine.

You’re wearing a blag designer shirt!

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(en noun)

(bakery, Ireland) a soft white breakfast roll, traditionally associated with south-east Ireland.

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