Definitions

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  • noun a fake, especially a fake diamond
  • noun a scam, ploy, fraud, trick
  • noun a scammer
  • verb to get by an underhanded way
  • verb to scam, fool, deceive, trick
  • adjective fake, not genuine, counterfeit

Etymologies

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From Afrikaans slenter ("ploy, scam, stroll, saunter")

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