Blawg vs Blag - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between blawg and blag

is that blawg is a weblog dealing with topics related to the law while blag is a means of obtaining something by trick or deception.

to obtain (something) for free, particularly by guile or persuasion.

fake, not genuine.

(en noun)

(Internet) A weblog dealing with topics related to the law.

* 2004 , American Bar Association, Student lawyer: Volume 33

Keeping a blawg also can be helpful when you update your resume and compose cover letters

* 2006 , Carole A. Levitt, Mark E. Rosch, The lawyer's guide to fact finding on the Internet (page 738)

If there is a blawg you would like to see added, please feel free to suggest that we add it to the list.

(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!

* blagger, Blagger

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