finagles; finagled; finagling
informal
1
: to get (something) in a clever or dishonest way
He finagled an invitation to the conference by claiming to be a reporter. = He finagled his way into the conference by claiming to be a reporter.
2
: to trick (someone) in order to get something
A con man finagled my neighbor out of four hundred dollars.
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“Finagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/finagle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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