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Word: Schlemiel
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Yiddish shlemiel
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃləˈmiːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person
Short Definition:stupid, awkward, or unlucky person
Examples:- he seems like the classic underdog schlemiel
- you schlemiel, it's right outside!
Variant Forms:
- shlemiel
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