"schlemiel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃləˈmiːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schlemiel.wav 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 83 17
  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': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schlemihl, shlemiel, shlemihl Related terms: schlimazel, schmuck, schmendrick

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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