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finagle — (v.) 1926, American English, possibly a variant of English dialectal fainaigue to cheat or renege (at cards), of unknown origin. Liberman says finagle is from figgle, phonetic variant of fiddle fidget about, frequentative of fig. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
finagle — [v] maneuver cheat, contrive, deceive, manipulate, plot, scheme, swindle, trick, wheel and deal*; concepts 36,59 … New thesaurus
finagle — [fə nā′gəl] vt. finagled, finagling [< ?] Informal to get, arrange, or maneuver by cleverness, persuasion, etc., or esp. by craftiness, trickery, etc. vi. to use craftiness, trickery, etc. finagler n … English World dictionary
Finagle — Finagles Gesetz (vollständig Finagle’s Law of Dynamic Negatives) wurde von John W. Campbell jr. eingeführt, der es in seinen Editorials als Herausgeber der Astounding Science Fiction über Jahrzehnte immer wieder variierte. Larry Niven nutzte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
finagle — verb /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ a) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect and usually deceitful methods. ...finagle a day off from work. b) To cheat or swindle; to use … Wiktionary
finagle — UK [fɪˈneɪɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms finagle : present tense I/you/we/they finagle he/she/it finagles present participle finagling past tense finagled past participle finagled informal to get something by cheating… … English 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
finagle — finagler, n. /fi nay geuhl/, v., finagled, finagling. v.t. 1. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often fol. by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune. 2. to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to… … Universalium
Finagle — 1. practise deception or fraud; 2. trick or cheat (a person); 3. wangle: finagle free tickets … Dictionary of Australian slang
finagle — Australian Slang 1. practise deception or fraud; 2. trick or cheat (a person); 3. wangle: finagle free tickets … English dialects glossary
