șmecher

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • jmecher

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שמעקער (shmeker). Compare Serbo-Croatian šmeker, Macedonian шмекер (šmeker), Bulgarian шмекер (šmeker).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmeker/

Adjective

șmecher m or n (feminine singular șmecheră, masculine plural șmecheri, feminine and neuter plural șmechere)

  1. sly, crafty
  2. cool, awesome

Declension

Noun

șmecher m (plural șmecheri, feminine equivalent șmecheră)

  1. (slang) An individual who can handle any kind of situation, that is always on top of things, is cunning, is intelligent, is street-smart, is slick, is a wiseguy. Somebody calm, crafty or deceitful who never backs down.
  2. (slang) someone who makes "easy money" or a lot of money usually by illegal or questionable means but necessarily without hard work.
  3. slick, wiseguy

Declension

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