șmecher

• jmecher

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃmeker/

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

1. sly, crafty
2. cool, awesome

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

• șmecherie
• șmecheresc

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• hoțoman