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   schlemiel

   /ʃləˈmiːl/

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   • 1. a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person: informal North American "he seems like the classic underdog schlemiel"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from Yiddish shlemiel.

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   What does schlemiel mean?

   • Schlemiel ( Yiddish: שלומיאל; sometimes spelled shlemiel or shlumiel) is a Yiddish term meaning "inept/incompetent person" or "fool". [ 1] It is a common archetype in Jewish humor, and so-called " schlemiel jokes" depict the schlemiel falling into unfortunate situations. [ 2] The inept schlemiel is often presented alongside the unlucky schlimazel.

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   What is a schlemiel in a movie?

   • A schlemiel in a movie is an object of fun, perfect for laughing at. In real life, it's pretty hard to be a schlemiel. The word schlemiel means "bungler" in Yiddish, from a character called Peter Schlemihl in a classic German fable.

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   What is an example of a schlemiel?

   • Recent Examples on the Web He, the promising artist who died young, and I, the schlemiel who shovels out several hundred dollars a month to the storage company to house his artworks.

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   Where did the name Schlemihl come from?

   • Heyse and some other etymologists suggest that the name comes from the words "shlomi" + "el" in the meaning "God is my salvation", i.e., a Schlemiel hopes that God will save him. [ 7] The term was popularized by the name of Peter Schlemihl, the main character of a 19th century novella by Adelbert von Chamisso.

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   Schlemiel (Yiddish: שלומיאל; sometimes spelled shlemiel or shlumiel) is a Yiddish term meaning "inept/incompetent person" or "fool". [1] It is a common archetype in Jewish humor , and so-called " schlemiel jokes" depict the schlemiel falling into unfortunate situations.

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   The meaning of SCHLEMIEL is an unlucky bungler : chump.

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   SCHLEMIEL definition: 1. an unlucky or clumsy (= physically awkward) person: 2. an unlucky or clumsy (= physically…. Learn more.

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   A schlemiel is a somewhat dopey, awkward person. You might angrily call your brother a schlemiel after he drops the cake you've spent all day making, stumbles, and sits on it.

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   SCHLEMIEL meaning: 1. an unlucky or clumsy (= physically awkward) person: 2. an unlucky or clumsy (= physically…. Learn more.

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   Schlemiel definition: A habitual bungler; a dolt. Origin of Schlemiel Yiddish shlemíl perhaps from Hebrew šəlūmî’ēl my well-being is God, Shelumiel (a character in the Bible, Numbers 7:36) šəlūmî my well-being (šālôm well-being šlm in Semitic roots) (-î my) ’ēl God ℵl in Semitic roots

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   Define schlemiel. schlemiel synonyms, schlemiel pronunciation, schlemiel translation, English dictionary definition of schlemiel. also shle·miel n. Slang A habitual bungler; a dolt. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.