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shlemiel

 

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Noun shlemiel has 1 sense
  1. schlemiel, shlemiel - (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
    --1 is a kind of simpleton, simple

Definitions from the Web

Term: Shlemiel

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A hapless, inept, or bumbling person


Sample Sentence:

"No matter what he attempts, Larry seems to always end up as a shlemiel, tripping over his own feet."


Term: Shlemiel

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: In Jewish folklore, a character often paired with a shlimazel, representing a particularly unlucky or accident-prone person


Sample Sentence:

"In the classic tale, the shlemiel spills the soup, while the shlimazel gets drenched in it."


Term: Shlemiel

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Referring to something or someone as clumsy, hapless, or bumbling


Sample Sentence:

"The shlemiel attempts to fix the leak but ends up flooding the entire bathroom."


Term: Shlemiel

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A foolish or gullible person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of


Sample Sentence:

"Jack was such a shlemiel that he fell for every scam email that came his way."


Term: Shlemiel

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