"schlemiel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-schlemiel.ogg Forms: schlemielen [plural], schlemieltje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|yi|שלימיל}} Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|schlemieltje}} schlemiel m (plural schlemielen, diminutive schlemieltje n)
  1. (Netherlands, informal) schlemiel Tags: Netherlands, informal, masculine Synonyms: sjlemiel
    Sense id: en-schlemiel-nl-noun-1BW6cLeO Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Netherlands Dutch

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃləˈmiːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schlemiel.wav [Southern-England] Forms: schlemiels [plural]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|שלימיל}} Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil) Head templates: {{en-noun}} schlemiel (plural schlemiels)
  1. A loser or a fool.
    Sense id: en-schlemiel-en-noun-GVOrv8Q5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 25
  2. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally. Categories (topical): People Translations (clumsy person): schlemiel [masculine] (Dutch), ŝlemilo (Esperanto), Schlemihl [masculine] (German), שלומיאל (shlumiél) [masculine] (Hebrew), nieudacznik [masculine] (Polish), oferma [feminine] (Polish), שלימיל (shlimil) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-schlemiel-en-noun-zcoa023N Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Disambiguation of 'clumsy person': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schlemihl, shlemiel Related terms: schlimazel, schmuck, schmendrick

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