verb
finagle
Finagle (verb) means (informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method.
verb
1
(informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method.
2
(informal) To get something by tricking or deceiving someone.
"finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught"
3
(informal) To cheat someone out of something using cunning or dishonest methods.
"shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes."
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Etymology
Americanism from the 1920s, perhaps combining an alteration of fainaigue (“to renege”) with the suffix + -le (“frequentative”), possibly influenced by inveigle; compare haggle.
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What is the meaning of finagle?
"finagle" (verb) means (informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method.
What is another word for finagle?
Other words for "finagle" include manage, wangle.
What are the different meanings of finagle?
"finagle" has 3 main meanings: 1. (informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method; 2. (informal) To get something by tricking or deceiving someone; 3. (informal) To cheat someone out of something using cunning or dishonest methods.
