Schlemiel

//ʃləˈmiːl//

Synonyms for "schlemiel" (61 found)

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Translations

8 translations across 6 languages.

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Dutch

1 entries
  • schlemiel noun (clumsy person)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • ŝlemilo noun (clumsy person)

German

1 entries
  • Schlemihl noun (clumsy person)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • שלומיאל noun (clumsy person)

Polish

3 entries
  • nieudacznik noun (clumsy person)
  • oferma noun (clumsy person)
  • przegryw noun (clumsy person)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • שלימיל noun (clumsy person)

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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