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Topic Options #163382 - 11/10/06 05:00 PM 'Wangle' word of the day BackOrder stranger Registered: 11/10/06 Posts: 1 'Wangle' blended word - you say: To achieve something by scheming or manipulating. [Of uncertain origin, apparently a blend of wag and dangle.] If we're guessing, how about 'work angle'? Top #163383 - 11/10/06 05:07 PM Re: 'Wangle' word of the day tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9577 Loc: this too shall pass M-W suggests an alteration of waggle. _________________________ joe friday Top #163384 - 11/10/06 07:09 PM Re: 'Wangle' word of the day Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2064 Loc: British Columbia, Canada edit.-oops my mistake. My family has used wangle for many years. but I don't see what wag or dangle have to do with the definition. Edited by Zed (11/10/06 07:12 PM) Top #163385 - 11/12/06 02:12 PM Re: 'Wangle' word of the day pennyless journeyman Registered: 11/12/06 Posts: 74 Loc: Sandy, Utah It would seen that there is an element of "wrangling" in the process of wangling. Top #163386 - 11/17/06 02:37 PM Re: 'Wangle' word of the day Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2064 Loc: British Columbia, Canada Hi pennyless. I agree but if I pay you your 2 cents worth you'll have to change your name. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 7256 Members 16 Forums 12812 Topics 189732 Posts Max Online: 853 @ 10/23/07 11:39 AM Who's Online 2 registered (ModScop, Jackie), 6 Guests and 8 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Newest Members Alan, jincy crow, aml, Goodspeaker, W1343 7256 Registered Users Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 12530 Jackie 10392 tsuwm 9577 Buffalo Shrdlu 6690 AnnaStrophic 6489 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400 maverick 4683 WhitmanO'Neill 4189 March Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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