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Definition of finagle

finagle

verb - transitive

  • to acquire by trickery.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

    Citation from "The Righteous Brothers", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 2 Episode 18 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 29 2010. Submitted by Tom D. from Orlando, FL, USA on Mar 13 2005.

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