Finagled
gəl verb (used with object)
1.
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of ): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
2.
to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee.
verb (used without object)
3.
to practice deception or fraud; scheme.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion; wangle |
| 2. | to use trickery or craftiness on (a person) |
| [C20: probably changed from dialect fainaigue] | |
| fi'nagler | |
| —n | |
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Finagled
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
finagle
1926, Amer.Eng., possibly a variant of English dial. fuinaigue "to cheat or renege" (at cards), of unknown origin. Related: Finagled; finagling.
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finagle definition[fɪˈneglæ] and [fəˈnɪglæ]and fanigle
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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