Schlemiel

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  • noun. A habitual bungler; a dolt.
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  • noun. A loser or a fool.
  • noun. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.
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  • noun. (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
    • Word Usage
    "As for the subject heading, this is the definition I was once given by a friend who passed away last year, Harry Edelstein the Matzoh King of Broadway: A schlemiel is the guy who spills the soup."
    cross-reference
    schmendrick  schmuck  shlemazel  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    simple  simpleton  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    asshole  boob  booby  chump  ding-a-ling  
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