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    [Noun]  | "schle*miel" | \ shlə-ˈmēl \


    1: an unlucky bungler : chump


    Origin: 1868 ;

     Yiddish shlemil;

     [ "schlemiel" ]

    1: a habitual bungler, a klutz

      * e.g.,  ... A schlimazel's toast always falls butter-side down. A schlemiel always drops the knife. 

     [ "schlemiel" ]

    1: A person so inept even inanimate objects pick on them.

      * e.g.,  ... Don't let that schlemiel touch anything. If it doesn't break he will hurt himself or both. 

     [ "schlemiel" ]

    1: Someone who tends to go around spilling soup on people.

      * e.g.,  ... Bob is a real schlemiel, he can't do anything right. 


     [ "schlemiel" ]

    2: See schlamazel.


     [ "schlemiel" ]

    3: From the Yiddish.

     [ "schlemiel" ]

    1: A dolt who is a habitual bungler.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey look at Steve what a schlemiel. Lets see if he quits bungling. 

     [ "schlemiel" ]

    1: yiddish term

      * e.g.,  ... "that guy's such a schlemiel." 


     [ "schlemiel" ]

    2: basically means a dope, a fuckup

      * e.g.,  ... "yeah, what a posterchild for abortion." 


     [ "schlemiel" ]

    3: similar to schmuck

     [ "schlemiel" ]

    1: An awkward or unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.

      * e.g.,  ... That girl is such a schlemiel, she can't seem to do anything right. 

     [ "schlemiel" ]

    1: v. to take part in a scandalous plan that makes somebody's life a little harder.

      * e.g.,  ... 'I schlemieled Travis into eating an entire bag of apricots.' 

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