sjacheren

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German schachern (to haggle), from Yiddish סחרן (sakhern, to trade).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑ.xə.rə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: sja‧che‧ren

Verb

sjacheren

  1. to sell a pup, to swindle with substandard wares, to scam.
    • 2012, Arthur van Amerongen, Mambo Jambo. Een krankzinnige liefde in Zuid-Amerika, Nijgh & Van Ditmar.
      Het centrum van Paraguay is overstroomd door indígenas die allemaal met dezelfde meuk sjacheren.
      The city centre of Paraguay is swamped by indígenas who all try to sell a pup with the same shit.
  2. to wrangle
    • 2015, Elle Eggels, De achtste zuster, The House of Books.
      Ik leerde sjacheren over de prijs.
      I learnt how to wrangle over prices.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • sjacheraar
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