Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fi-ney-guh l]
- /fɪˈneɪ gəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fi-ney-guh l]
- /fɪˈneɪ gəl/
Definitions of fenagle word
- verb with object fenagle to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune. 1
- verb with object fenagle to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee. 1
- verb without object fenagle to practice deception or fraud; scheme. 1
- noun fenagle Alt form finagle. 1
- abbreviation FENAGLE finagle 0
- verb fenagle Alternative form of finagle. 0
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Origin of fenagle
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30, Americanism; finaig- (variant of fainaigue) + -le
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fenagle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fenagle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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