WANGLE


Meaning of WANGLE in English

informal

■ verb obtain (something) by persuading others to comply or by manipulating events.

■ noun an instance of obtaining something in such a way.

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

C19 (first recorded as printers' sl.): of unknown origin; perh. based on waggle .

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