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slinter

slinter noun: a scam or deception; fast one.

Noun

slinter (plural slinters)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A scam or deception; fast one.
    • Ah, never a mother's love they'll rob, By working a slinter — s'elp me Bob!1929, New Zealand Railways Magazine - Volume 4
    • ...or he might work a slinter if you gave him half a chance .1976, Frank Sargeson, Sunset Village, page 30

Forms of slinter

pluralslinters

Origin of slinter

Originally South African slang, borrowed from Afrikaans slenter (“scam”) from Dutch schlenter (“trick”)

Questions about slinter

What does slinter mean?
Slinter means a scam or deception; fast one.
What part of speech is slinter?
Slinter is a noun.
What is the plural of slinter?
The plural of slinter is slinters.

Words near slinter in the dictionary

  1. slinks
  2. slinkskin
  3. slinkskins
  4. slinky
  5. Slinkys
  6. slinter
  7. slinters
  8. sliotar
  9. sliotars
  10. sliothar
  11. sliothars

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