finagling
present participle offinagle
finagle
verb[IorT]
USuk/fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/us/fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/to usetricksanddishonestmethodsto get what youwant:
Hesomehowfinagled his way into thearmyas alieutenant.
Synonym
wangleinformal
Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- carvesomethingout (foryourself)
- draw
- earn
- get out ofsomething
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- glom ontosomething/someone
- go tosomeone
- honoree
- score
- screwsomethingout ofsomeone
- secure
- seize
- seize on/uponsomething
- snapsomethingup
- snatch
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Dishonest
Examplesoffinagling
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thefinaglinghas simply been rampant.
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