wangle
wan-gle
noun
An act of obtaining something by clever or slightly devious means.
"It was a clever wangle to get the day off."
verb
To obtain something by clever, often slightly devious, means or persuasion.
"She managed to wangle a free ticket."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: wangling, misrepresent, manipulate, falsify, fudge, cook, fake, finagle, manage