— finagler , n.
/fi nay"geuhl/ , v. , finagled, finagling .
v.t.
1. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often fol. by out of ): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
2. to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee.
v.i.
3. to practice deception or fraud; scheme.
Also, fenagle .
[ 1925-30, Amer.; finaig- (var. of FAINAIGUE) + -LE ]