шахер-махер

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polish szacher-macher or Yiddish שאַכער־מאַכער (shakher-makher), from German Schacher-Macher; compare Romanian șahăr-mahăr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˌʂaxʲɪr ˈmaxʲɪr]

Noun[edit]

шахер-ма́хер (šaxer-máxerm inan (genitive шахер-ма́хера, nominative plural шахер-ма́херы, genitive plural шахер-ма́херов)

  1. (slang) dishonest deal or trade, machinations, shenanigans

Declension[edit]