slinter

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

slinter (plural slinters)

  1. (New Zealand, South Africa, Australia) A scam or deception; fast one.
    • 1929, New Zealand Railways Magazine - Volume 4:
      Ah, never a mother's love they'll rob, By working a slinter — s'elp me Bob!
    • 1976, Frank Sargeson, Sunset Village, page 30:
      ...or he might work a slinter if you gave him half a chance .
    • 1976, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives:
      It may be able to work a slinter on the young people who will now have to carry the burden of this extra taxation.
    • 2018, Anna Rogers, With Them Through Hell, →ISBN, page 14:
      Front-line men like Gray would come to feel that some 'drafted to Stationary and Base Hopitals and Hosp. Ships... work all manner of "slinters" to stay there for the duration' and 'should be given a chance to show their prowess at stretcher bearing and whizband doging...There is absolutely no comparison between the 2 kinds of work.'

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Verb

slinter

  1. present indicative of slinta

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