schlemiel
/ʃləˈmiːl/
schlemiel noun: a loser or a fool.
Noun
schlemiel (plural schlemiels)
- 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.2004 August 30, Michael Morrissey, “METS GET SLAMMED AGAIN – VENTURA GRANNY KEYS DODGER ROUT”, in New York Post
- 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.2021 September 29, Michael Starr, “Steve Dildarian returns with wry ‘Ten Year Old Tom’ on HBO Max”, in New York Post
- A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.
schlemiel meaning in Tamil
schlemiel in Tamil
- தகுதியற்ற நபர்
Forms of schlemiel
| plural | schlemiels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | schlemihl |
| alternative form | shlemiel |
| alternative form | shlemihl |
Origin of schlemiel
Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil).
Words that rhyme with schlemiel
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- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- lifesteal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
- allele
Questions about schlemiel
- What does schlemiel mean?
- Schlemiel means a loser or a fool.
- What is schlemiel in Tamil?
- Schlemiel in Tamil is தகுதியற்ற நபர். See Schlemiel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is schlemiel?
- Schlemiel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce schlemiel?
- Schlemiel is pronounced /ʃləˈmiːl/.
- What is the plural of schlemiel?
- The plural of schlemiel is schlemiels.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: schlemiel (page history and authors); schlemiel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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