blagging

[ blag-ing ]

noun

, Caribbean.

1. informal conversation in a public place, often deceitful.

Other Words From

• blagger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blagging¹

1840–45; perhaps from French blaguer “to tell lies” + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

The word “hacking” is often used as a shorthand for a variety of tactics, including blagging, that became known as British journalism’s “dark arts.”

From New York Times

The methods are generally illegal, but British law makes an exception for blagging when the information is obtained in the public interest.

From New York Times

That sort of deception, known in Britain as blagging, would years later become central to a scandal that engulfed Mr. Murdoch’s British media empire and exposed the tactics that reporters at his and other Fleet Street tabloids used to invade the privacy of people they wrote about.

From New York Times

A private investigator later admitted publicly that he obtained information for the article via “blagging,” or using misinformation to obtain confidential information, The Times and The Post reported.

From New York Times

Key to Prince Harry's success will be getting Associated in particular, to disclose evidence it has about payments to private investigators who claimants allege carried out phone hacking and blagging of personal information for the Mail titles.

From BBC