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sjacheren

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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sjacheren

  1. (originally Bargoens) 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. (originally Bargoens) 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.

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