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单词 finagler
释义

finagle

verb

fi·​na·​gle fə-ˈnā-gəl How to pronounce finagle (audio)
finagled; finagling fə-ˈnā-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce finagle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to obtain (something) by indirect or involved means
finagle a ride home
2
: to obtain (something) by trickery
He finagled his way into the concert.

intransitive verb

: to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends
I have long craved a convention where someone had to wheel and deal, … maneuver and finagle, to win the crown. Mark Plotkin
finagler
fə-ˈnā-g(ə-)lər How to pronounce finagle (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • contrive
  • engineer
  • finesse
  • frame
  • machinate
  • maneuver
  • manipulate
  • mastermind
  • negotiate
  • wangle
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Example Sentences

A con man finagled my neighbor out of four hundred dollars. let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum
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Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

finagler

noun

as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value financial finaglers who were suspected of insider trading

Synonyms & Similar Words

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