afanar
v.
harass, bother, hassle; hustle (Latin America); (Central America) earn; snaffle, pilfer
afanar
v.
nick, pinch
afanar
= rip off, heist.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.
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* afanarse = toil, swipe, slave away.