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British slang
To get something by clever talk or improvisation, often without proper preparation (e.g., to blag an essay)
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Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
UK
Formality
Informal.
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blag means To get something by clever talk or improvisation, often without proper preparation (e.g., to blag an essay). It is best read as british slang associated with UK.
"blag" means To get something by clever talk or improvisation, often without proper preparation (e.g., to blag an essay). In UK, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
To copy in an exam; to cheat (literally "to cut").
Peeking out; popping up (can be used for peeking at answers in an exam)
To cheat someone financially; an unfair deal or theft
To cheat (on a test); to copy (from another student or notes)
To study intensively in a short period, especially before an exam
To study (standard, but central to academic life).
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