Finagle (verb)
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to get or achieve something by guile, trickery, or manipulation.
Finagle is an Americanism that was first recorded in 1925–30 and comes from a variant of fainaigue, which means “to shirk” or “to break a rule when playing cards.”
Example sentences
“With his charming smile and persuasive words, he was able to finagle tickets for the show”
