noun
- the act of obtaining something through clever or devious means
Usage: informal
verb
- obtaining something by cleverness, persuasion, or trickery
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was finagling her way into the exclusive party.
- After some finagling, he managed to get front-row seats.
- The politician was caught finagling votes in his favor.
- Her finagling with the budget numbers raised suspicions.
- He’s always finagling free meals from restaurants.
- The student tried finagling an extension on the assignment.
- Through careful finagling, they secured the best deal.