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shlenter

noun

Etymology

From Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”).

  1. derived from slenter

Definitions

  1. A fake, especially a fake diamond.

  2. A scam, ploy, fraud, trick.

    • I did a shlenter. I went up to the girl while she was opening the gate and asked her to leave it open.

  3. A scammer.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To acquire in an underhanded way.

    2. To scam, fool, deceive, trick.

    3. Fake, not genuine, counterfeit.

      • There was a good deal of talk on the about about certain racing men last evening publicly taking "shlenter" wages …
      • "Of course," whispers the seller, who had pushed his way to the side of the buyer, "this sale was only shlenter."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA