schlemiel

schlemiel

English

Alternative forms

• schlemihl
• shlemiel

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל‎ (shlimil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃləˈmiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

schlemiel (plural schlemiels)

1. A loser or a fool.
2. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.

Translations

clumsy person

Dutch: schlemiel (nl) m Esperanto: ŝlemilo (eo) German: Schlemihl (de) m

Hebrew: שלומיאל‎ (he) m (shlumiél) Yiddish: שלימיל‎ m (shlimil)

See also

• schlimazel
• schmuck
• schmendrick

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• sjlemiel

Etymology

From Yiddish שלימיל‎ (shlimil).

Pronunciation

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Noun

schlemiel m (plural schlemielen, diminutive schlemieltje n)

1. (informal) schlemiel