шухер

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish זוכער (zukher, searcher). Perhaps morphologically also influenced by Ukrainian шукати (šukaty), Polish szukać, both meaning "to search".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂuxʲɪr]

Noun

шу́хер • (šúxerm inan (genitive шу́хера, nominative plural шу́херы, genitive plural шу́херов)

  1. (criminal slang) police raid, (house) search
    Шу́хер, пацаны́!
    Šúxer, pacaný!
    Cheezit, boys!
  2. (colloquial) turmoil, confusion, noise
  3. (colloquial) mess

Declension