HyperDic: schlemiel

English > 1 sense of the word schlemiel:
NOUNperson schlemiel, shlemiel(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
English > schlemiel: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler.
Synonymshlemiel
CategoryYiddishA dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words
Broadersimpleton, simpleA person lacking intelligence or common sense
Spanishschlemiel
Catalanschlemiel

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