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finagle

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finagle /fəˈneɪgəl/ verb
finagles; finagled; finnagling
finagle
/fəˈneɪgəl/
verb
finagles; finagled; finnagling
Learner's definition of FINAGLE
[+ object] informal
: to get (something) in a clever or dishonest way欺诈;骗取
: to trick (someone) in order to get something哄骗

— finagler

/fəˈneɪglɚ/ noun, plural finaglers [count]
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finagle

verb

fi·​na·​gle fə-ˈnā-gəl How to pronounce finagle (audio)
finagled; finagling fə-ˈnā-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce finagle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to obtain (something) by indirect or involved means
finagle a ride home
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
finagler noun

Example Sentences

A con man finagled my neighbor out of four hundred dollars. let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum
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Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of finagle was circa 1924
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