Finagle (verb)
fin-ay-gl
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”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
