finagling
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finagling — noun ( s) : maneuvering or manipulation especially of a political or financial nature and sometimes of a dishonest character trying to cover up his financial finaglings a master of backstairs finagling … Useful english dictionary
finagling — noun the act of cheating or swindling … Wiktionary
finagling — n devious machination, manoeuvre or manipulation. The word, which is some times used as a regular verb ( to fina gle ), is well established in the USA. It is said to derive from the archaic British dialect word fainaigue (meaning to cheat) … Contemporary slang
finagling — fi·na·gle || fɪ neɪgl v. (Slang) cheat, defraud, use cunning; acquire through fraud … English contemporary dictionary
finagle — verb (finagled; finagling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege Date: circa 1924 transitive verb 1. to obtain by indirect or involved means < finagle a ride home > 2. to obtain by trickery < finagled his way into the concert > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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