Complete Definition of "finagle"

English

Etymology
Americanism from the 1920s, combining fainaigue with the suffix -le

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪɡ�l|-eɪɡ�l

Verb
en-verb|finagles|finagling|finagled

  1. transitive To obtain or achieve by indirect, usually deceitful methods: finagle a day off from work
  2. intransitive To cheat; swindle; use crafty, deceitful methods (often with "out of"): shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes

Translations

Dutch: ontfutselen (1), zwendelen (2)
French: truander

vi:finagle
zh:finagle

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