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Shlemiel

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Noun

1. schlemiel, shlemiel

(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler

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Shlemiel

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noun
US slang
an awkward or unlucky person whose endeavours usually fail

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Shlemiel

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noun
Slang
an ineffectual, bungling person who habitually fails or is easily victimized
: also sp. schleˈmihl

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Shlemiel

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n.
Slang
Variant of schlemiel.

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