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

Declension of șmecher

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	șmecher		șmecheră	șmecheri	șmechere
	definite	șmecherul		șmechera	șmecherii	șmecherele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	șmecher		șmechere	șmecheri	șmechere
	definite	șmecherului		șmecherei	șmecherelor	șmecherilor

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

Declension of șmecher

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) șmecher	șmecherul	(niște) șmecheri	șmecherii
genitive/dative	(unui) șmecher	șmecherului	(unor) șmecheri	șmecherilor
vocative	șmecherule, șmechere		șmecherilor

Derived terms

• șmecherie
• șmecheresc

See also

• marghiol
• hoțoman