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SHLEMIEL

Dictionary entry overview: What does shlemiel mean?

• SHLEMIEL (noun)
The noun SHLEMIEL has 1 sense:

1. (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler

Familiarity information: SHLEMIEL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHLEMIEL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

schlemiel; shlemiel

Hypernyms ("shlemiel" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Domain category:

Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)

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