Finagling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of cheating or swindling.

    "No amount of finagling can get this law to pass the "undue burden" test."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of finagle form-of, gerund, participle, present

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artfulartificecabalcalculatingchiselingcollusion

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"No amount of finagling can get this law to pass the "undue burden" test."

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