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1Finagle's law — of Dynamic Negatives (also known as Finagle s corollary to Murphy s Law) is usually rendered: Anything that can go wrong, will at the worst possible moment One variant (known as O Toole s Corollary of Finagle s Law) favored among hackers is a… …
2finagle — v. i. & t. to achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods. Syn: wangle, manage. [WordNet 1.5] …
3finagle — (v.) 1926, American English, possibly a variant of English dialectal fainaigue to cheat or renege (at cards), of unknown origin. Liberman says finagle is from figgle, phonetic variant of fiddle fidget about, frequentative of fig. Related:… …
4finagle — [v] maneuver cheat, contrive, deceive, manipulate, plot, scheme, swindle, trick, wheel and deal*; concepts 36,59 …
5finagle — [fə nā′gəl] vt. finagled, finagling [< ?] Informal to get, arrange, or maneuver by cleverness, persuasion, etc., or esp. by craftiness, trickery, etc. vi. to use craftiness, trickery, etc. finagler n …
6Finagle — Finagles Gesetz (vollständig Finagle’s Law of Dynamic Negatives) wurde von John W. Campbell jr. eingeführt, der es in seinen Editorials als Herausgeber der Astounding Science Fiction über Jahrzehnte immer wieder variierte. Larry Niven nutzte… …
7Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives — Finagles Gesetz (vollständig Finagle’s Law of Dynamic Negatives) wurde von John W. Campbell jr. eingeführt, der es in seinen Editorials als Herausgeber der Astounding Science Fiction über Jahrzehnte immer wieder variierte. Larry Niven nutzte… …
8finagle — verb /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ a) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect and usually deceitful methods. ...finagle a day off from work. b) To cheat or swindle; to use …
9finagle — UK [fɪˈneɪɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms finagle : present tense I/you/we/they finagle he/she/it finagles present participle finagling past tense finagled past participle finagled informal to get something by cheating… …
10finagle — verb (finagled; finagling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege Date: circa 1924 transitive verb 1. to obtain by indirect or involved means < finagle a ride home > 2. to obtain by trickery < finagled his way into the concert > …