FINAGLE
/fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/
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Definition
/fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/
verb
- To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.“finagle a day off work”
- To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.“finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught”
- To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)“...shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes.”
Source: Wiktionary
