shlenterEtymologyFrom Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”).adjFake, not genuine, counterfeit.“There was a good deal of talk on the about about certain racing men last evening publicly taking "shlenter" wages …”nounA fake, especially a fake diamond.A scam, ploy, fraud, trick.“I did a shlenter. I went up to the girl while she was opening the gate and asked her to leave it open.”A scammer.verbTo acquire in an underhanded way.To scam, fool, deceive, trick.“In the time I spend at Rhodes I will encounter many brilliant minds and come to understand principles, strategies and tactics, caucusing, shlentering, back-stabbing, manipulation, campaigning, alliances – and I will also witness the depths of human determination and depravity, and the utter Shakespearean nature of it all.”