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Finagle's Law
prov. The generalized or `folk' version of Murphy's Law, fully named "Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives" and usually rendered "Anything that can go wrong, will".
The label `Finagle's Law' was popularized by science fiction author Larry Niven in several stories depicting a frontier culture of asteroid miners; this `Belter' culture professed a religion and/or running joke involving the worship of the dread god Finagle and his mad prophet Murphy. Some technical and scientific cultures know it under the name Sod's Law; this usage may be more common in Great Britain.
The label `Finagle's Law' was popularized by science fiction author Larry Niven in several stories depicting a frontier culture of asteroid miners; this `Belter' culture professed a religion and/or running joke involving the worship of the dread god Finagle and his mad prophet Murphy. Some technical and scientific cultures know it under the name Sod's Law; this usage may be more common in Great Britain.
Finagle's Law by Belatu July 26, 2004
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finaggle • finagle • finagle a bagel • Finagle that bagel • Finangle • fanaggle • finagled • finagled (v.) • Finagleing • finaglement
finagle a bagel
A maneuver in racket sports, most commonly tennis, where the athlete his a ball with the backside of their weak hand while spinning to return the ball.
finagle a bagel by The Otter Dictionary March 13, 2015
finagle
Meyer finagled a band for the Bar Mitzvah. "So how did he get that trombone player?" asked Mrs. Fine sotto voce.
finagle by Bumkicker Slade May 10, 2005
kegel finagle
When a female surreptitiously has unusually strong vaginal muscles and proceeds to injure her male counterpart's penis during sex
"Man, that girl last last night really fucked my dick over. She pulled a kegel finagle five minutes in and damn near popped my dick."
kegel finagle by spinkle0711 March 26, 2014
finaglement
A finaglement is basically achieving a sloppy means to an end through utter tom-foolery or manipulation requiring trickery in a sly, perhaps fraudulent sense.
I'm broke as shit... Tonight I need to plan a finaglement of sorts...
See Also: "The nightly finagle."
See Also: "The nightly finagle."
finaglement by timJae June 30, 2009
Finagle that Bagel
Another term for "lets get this bread" which is catchy and obscure. Primarily used by gamers or normie twitter users.
Finagle that Bagel by DaeBaeFay December 31, 2018
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