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Schlemiel

//ʃləˈmiːl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A loser or a fool.

    "On Jewish Heritage Day, there was ample time to debate whether the Mets are schlemiels or schlimazels with the home team down 8-1 after five. Fans were given shirts that read “Let’s Go Mets” in Hebrew, but “Oy vey!” was more appropriate."

  2. 2
    (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil).

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