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Examples of shlemiel
shlemiel
This lovable shlemiel has a way with a trouser.
From the guardian.co.uk
He's a middle-aged shlemiel of an accountant-a surly, sulky Bob Newhart-with a restless young wife and a fatal case of paranoia.
From the time.com
- Schlemiel: (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
- An alternative spelling of schlemiel
- Clumsy bunglar, an inept person, butter-fingered; dopey person
- A foolish person, a nincompoop; bungler.
- (Yiddish), unlucky or awkward person
