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شمكار

[ʃam.kaːr]

noun

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. drug user
  2. homeless (person)
  3. A person who is addicted to drugs or lives on the street, often used as a derogatory term.
Examples

ما تخلطش مع داك الشمكار

Do not hang out with that drug user

Pronunciationʃam.kaːr

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a stigmatizing and offensive label.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.