Word of the Day, July 30

[Uadzit]

wangle • WANG-gul • verb

1 : to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends

*2 : to make or get by devious means : finagle

Example Sentence:
Steve didn't tell Sharon how he'd wangled an extra week of vacation, and she didn't care as long as it meant they could go to Greece for their honeymoon.

Did you know?
"Wangle," a verb of uncertain origin, has been used in its newest sense, "to obtain by sly methods," since at least the early 20th century. Occasionally, one sees "wrangle" used similarly, as in "wrangle a huge salary," but more typically it means "to argue or engage in controversy." Did the "obtain" sense of "wrangle" evolve through confusion with "wangle"? Not exactly. "Wrangle" was used with the meaning "to obtain by arguing or bargaining" as early as 1624, long before "wangle" appeared in the language. The sense had all but disappeared until recent decades, however, and its revival may very well have been influenced by "wangle." The "obtain" sense of "wangle" is currently more common than that of "wrangle," but both are considered standard.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.  

[chessiejo]

it still feels like roping a bull calf

speaking of which i met a great guy yesterday who is a national bull riding champion and he lives near here!

Eric Dingman  

[Rosenfall]

eek