"Schlemiel, Schlimazel, Hasenpfeffer Incorporated"

Aug 26, 2005 11:58


The Word of the Day for August 26 is:

schlemiel \shluh-MEEL\ noun
: an unlucky bungler : chump

Example sentence:
"What a schlemiel," sighed Evelyn, watching Frank trip his way up to the bowling lane and throw yet another ball straight into the gutter.

Did you know?
"Schlemiel," from the Yiddish "shlemil," has sometimes been associated with Peter ( Read more... )

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I know quite a few chumps (not necessarily unlucky, but chumps nonetheless) msjr August 27 2005, 00:10:42 UTC
**I love words of the day! ....it's a good one.

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