Got the british definitions from brief google searches, so take them for what they are worth. wide - living by wits/hustling ("wide awake"). Probably "hustler"

Got the british definitions from brief google searches, so take them for what they are worth. wide - living by wits/hustling ("wide awake"). Probably "hustler", maybe "shyster" or "con man"? blagging - obtaining/disclosing personal information without consent - maybe social engineering/"conning" in the sense of "con man"/"con artist".