variant spelling of finagle
transitive verb
1
: to obtain (something) by indirect or involved means 2
: to obtain (something) by trickery He finagled his way into the concert. intransitive verb
: to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends I have long craved a convention where someone had to wheel and deal, … maneuver and finagle, to win the crown. Mark Plotkin