wangle

Meaning

Verb

1. To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
2. To falsify, as records.
3. To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.

Noun

The act of wangling

Synonyms

finagle

manipulate

falsify

fake

fudge

misrepresent

wangling

wheedle

maneuver

ploy

cook

🧑‍🍳

manage

delusion

device

dodge

dupery

elbow

engineer

euchre

fiddle

fraud

game

hoax

humbug

imposition

imposture

ingratiate

insinuate

intrigue

jugglery

machinate

plot

ruse

scam

shrewd

storyline

swindle

treachery

trick

trickery

plot line

cheat someone out of

hokey-pokey

adulterate

use trickery

artifice

cajole

catch

cheating

coax

con

contrivance

counterfeit

debase

deceit

deception

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/

Etymology

Blend of wag + dangle, first attested 1810–1820. Alternatively, from an alteration of waggle or wankle.