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 Definitions of schlemiel  [ʃləˈmil]  

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Definition of 'schlemiel' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (Slang.) schlemiel
an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.

Etymology:  (1890–95; < Yiddish shlemil < Heb sh&schwa;lumī&hamza;ēl Shelumiel, a Biblical figure)

Definition of 'schlemiel' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) schlemiel, shlemiel
(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler

'schlemiel' - Nearby Entries  

schizothymia  schizotypal personality  schleiden  schlemiel  schlemm's canal  schlep  schlesien  



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