fenagled

fe·na·gle

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fi-ney-guh l]
- /fɪˈneɪ gəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fi-ney-guh l]
- /fɪˈneɪ gəl/

Definitions of fenagled word

verb with object fenagled to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune. 1
verb with object fenagled to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee. 1
verb without object fenagled to practice deception or fraud; scheme. 1
verb fenagled simple past tense and past participle of fenagle. 0

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Origin of fenagled

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30, Americanism; finaig- (variant of fainaigue) + -le

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Parts of speech for Fenagled

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fenagled

fenagled 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.

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