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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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