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When you try to outdo someone in a deal, trade, or barter with crafty energy — not crooked, just slick. A shangle isn’t a scam; it’s the art of winning the deal while making the other person laugh (and maybe roll their eyes). Origins: Said to carry echoes of old-school Jewish trading slang, where bargaining was part sport, part comedy, and part survival. Think Yiddish chutzpah with street-market flair. Usage: “That guy tried to sell me the shoes for $80, but I shangled him down to $50 and free laces.” “Don’t get mad, it’s [just a little] shangle — [everybody] walks away happy.” “She pulled a classic shangle on me; I ended up buying two instead of one.” Related: haggle, hustle, barter, finagle. Pro-Tip: If nobody’s [laughing] at the end, it wasn’t a shangle.
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