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Definition of Schlemiel
1. Noun. (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler.
Definition of Schlemiel
1. Noun. A loser or a fool. ¹
2. Noun. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Schlemiel
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schlemiel
Literary usage of Schlemiel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature: A Biographical and by John Clark Ridpath (1899)
"Here I been a schlemiel ... since I vas born already, and now all of a sutten I
change ofer, and I ain't no schlemiel no more. Vail, dot beats me,—it beats ..."
2. The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical and ...by John Clark Ridpath by John Clark Ridpath (1898)
"Here I been a schlemiel ... now all of a sutten I change ofer, and I ain't no
schlemiel no more. Vail, dot beats me,—it beats me all holler, and no mistake ..."
3. Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in by National Academy of Sciences (U.S., National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S. (2006)
"This key question is "whether a female schlemiel can do as well as a male
schlemiel" (Williams, 2003, p. 418; Krieger, 1995, p. 1193; Yoder, 1994). 9. ..."
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