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schlenter

Pronunciation: /ˈʃlɛntə/
South African
Definition of schlenter

adjective

  • not genuine; counterfeit: boys learn to tell the difference between genuine and schlenter diamonds

noun

  • a fake diamond.
  • an illegal or dishonest scheme.
  • a confidence trickster.

verb

[with object] informal
  • achieve or acquire by underhand means:I can always manage to schlenter a car

Origin:

from Dutch and Afrikaans slenter 'trick'. The sch- probably reflects Yiddish influence in the 19th century in diamond mining

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