keinotella

Finnish

verb
Definitions
  • To wangle (achieve some difficult task by questionable or dishonest means)
  • (intransitive) To speculate.

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish keino (artificial, means, way, man-made).

Origin

Finnish

keino

Gloss

artificial, means, way, man-made

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