finagle

== English == === Etymology === Americanism from the 1920s, perhaps combining an alteration of fainaigue (“to renege”) with the suffix +‎ -le (“frequentative”), possibly influenced by inveigle; compare haggle. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ Rhymes: -eɪɡəl === Verb === finagle (third-person singular simple present finagles, present participle finagling, simple past and past participle finagled) (transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts. Synonyms: fainaigue, wangle (transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery. Synonyms: fainaigue, wangle (ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object) ==== Alternative forms ==== finangle, phenagle ==== Derived terms ==== finagler ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === finagle, The Word Detective, February 12th, 2008 “finagle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Lai-feng, Laifeng, faeling, fealing, fleaing, leafing