English Explanatory Dictionary

shlenter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fake, especially a fake diamond.
  2. A scam, ploy, fraud, trick.
  3. A scammer.
verb
  1. To acquire in an underhanded way.
  2. To scam, fool, deceive, trick.
adj
  1. Fake, not genuine, counterfeit.

Word forms

shlenter shlenters schlenter slenter shlentering shlentered

Etymology

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

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