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schlemielenUK
schle·miel also shle·miel S0136800 (shlə-mēl′)n. Slang A habitual bungler; a dolt.
[Yiddish shlemíl, perhaps from Hebrew šəlūmî'ēl, my well-being is God, Shelumiel (a character in the Bible, Numbers 7:36) : šəlūmî, my well-being (šālôm, well-being; see šlm in Semitic roots + -î, my) + 'ēl, God; see ʔl in Semitic roots.]schlemiel (ʃləˈmiːl) , schlemihl or shlemielnslang US an awkward or unlucky person whose endeavours usually fail[Yiddish, from German, after the hero of a novel by Chamisso (1781–1838)]schle•miel or shle•miel (ʃləˈmil)
n. Slang. an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right. [1890–95; < Yiddish shlemil < Hebrew shəlumī'ēl Shelumiel, a Biblical figure] schlemielA Yiddish word used to mean an unlucky, clumsy, or long-suffering person.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | schlemiel - (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bunglershlemielYiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew scriptsimpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
TranslationsschlemielenUK
schlemielslang A bumbling, inept, incompetent person; someone who always tends to fail or do things wrong. From Yiddish. What a bunch of schlemiels! First they get my order wrong, then they send it to the wrong address, and now they're trying to refund me the wrong amount of money! Jeff is managing the project? That schlemiel couldn't manage his own sock drawer.schlemiel and schlemihl and shlemiel (ʃləˈmil) n. a gullible person; a loser. (From Hebrew Shelumiel via Yiddish.) See if you can get that schlemiel to buy the Brooklyn Bridge. schlemielenUK
Synonyms for schlemielnoun (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bunglerSynonymsRelated Words |