verb
- obtained or arranged something by scheming, manipulation, or dishonest means
Usage: informal; past tense of finangle
Examples
- She finagled her way into the exclusive club by befriending the manager.
- He finagled a discount by complaining about the product quality.
- They finagled the meeting schedule to avoid the difficult conversation.
- She finagled an extra week of vacation by trading shifts with a coworker.
- He finagled his way out of the assignment through clever excuses.
- The students finagled their way into the concert by using fake IDs.