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Schnaar

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition
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Schnaar definition 1

To steal or pilfer (origin possibly Yiddish).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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July 2025

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