szacher-macher

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schacher-Macher. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂa.xɛr ˈma.xɛr/
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Noun

szacher-macher m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) machinations, shenanigans, tricks
    Synonyms: chwyt, sztuczka, trik
  2. (colloquial) fraud (one who performs fraud)
    Synonym: oszust
adjective
  • szacherski
nouns
  • szacher
  • szacherka
  • szacherstwo
verb

Descendants

  • → Russian: шахер-ма́хер (šaxer-máxer)

Further reading

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