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finagle

v.
US //ˈfɪnəɡəɫ// UK //fɪnˈeɪɡəl// fi·na·gle
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Origin

Americanism from the 1920s, perhaps combining an alteration of fainaigue (“to renege”) with the suffix + -le (“frequentative”), possibly influenced by inveigle; compare haggle.

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