blagging

noun

1. (British, informal, uncountable)gerund of 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 sent a fax to a GP or a hospital saying 'I'm his specialist, I need these details' it was incredible how often that would just get sent straight back."”

2. (British, informal, slang, uncountable)gerund of blag

   “Usual petty-theft beginnings. Graduated to the bigger stuff—jump-ups, blaggings. Eventually controlled a few similar types down east somewhere.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of blag