# finagle

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/

## Definitions
1. To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
2. To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.
3. To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

## Etymology
Americanism from the 1920s, perhaps combining an alteration of fainaigue (“to renege”) with the suffix + -le (“frequentative”), possibly influenced by inveigle; compare haggle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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