From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfinaglefi‧na‧gle /fəˈneɪɡəl/ verb [transitive] American English informal GETto obtain something that is difficult to get by using unusual or unfair methods How he finagled four front row seats to the game I’ll never know. —finagling noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin finagle (1900-2000) fainaigue “to cheat”
