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   schlenter

   /ˈʃlɛntə/

   adjective

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

   noun

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

   verb

   • 1. achieve or acquire by underhand means: informal "I can always manage to schlenter a car"

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

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word schlenter, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English, New Zealand English, and South African English.

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   OED's earliest evidence for schlenter is from 1859, in Melbourne Punch. It is also recorded as a noun from the 1860s. schlenter is probably formed within English, by conversion.

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   The meaning of SCHLENTER is imitation, fake—used especially of a diamond.

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   schlenter, adjective and noun. / ˈʃlentə / Forms: Also shlenter, slenter. Origin: Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish Show more. Note: Used also in Australian and N.Z. English (perhaps from South African English ). A. adjective. 1. Pretended; dishonest, crooked; inferior.

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   schlenter (third-person singular simple present schlenters, present participle schlentering, simple past and past participle schlentered) Alternative form of shlenter

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   Meaning of Schlenter. What does Schlenter mean? Information and translations of Schlenter in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.