shlenter

verb

1. To acquire in an underhanded way.

   rare, transitive

2. To scam, fool, deceive, trick.

   rare, transitive

   In the time I spend at Rhodes I will encounter many brilliant minds and come to understand principles, strategies and tactics, caucusing, shlentering, back-stabbing, manipulation, campaigning, alliances – and I will also witness the depths of human determination and depravity, and the utter Shakespearean nature of it all.

Where it comes from

From Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry shlenter (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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