Schlemiel

/ʃləˈmiːl/

Synonyms for "schlemiel" (55 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Noun(3 words)
awkward personbunglerclown

Strong matches (17)

Noun(1 words)
inept person

Related words (27)

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suckersure losertoytrusting soulunfortunatevictim
Noun(1 words)

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clumsy fooloffice schlemiel

Collocations

5 entries
Yiddish termcomic figureoffice schlemielsocial misfitunlucky figure

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

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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.

Source: wiktionary

In that series, creator/writer/star Dildarian played the titular Tim, a 20-something laconic schlemiel living in New York with his girlfriend, Amy — a “Curb Your Enthusiasm”-type existence peppered with awkward situations.

Source: wiktionary

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