What is Schlemiel?
1.
a habitual bungler, a
A
schlimazel 's toast always falls butter-side down. A schlemiel always drops the knife.
2.
Someone who tends to go around spilling soup on people.
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From the Yiddish.
Bob is a real schlemiel, he can't do anything right.
3.
yiddish term
basically means a dope, a fuckup
similar to
"that guy's such a schlemiel."
"yeah, what a posterchild for abortion."
4.
A dolt who is a habitual bungler.
Hey look at Steve what a schlemiel. Lets see if he quits bungling.
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5.
A person so inept even inanimate objects pick on them.
Don't let that schlemiel touch anything. If it doesn't break he will hurt himself or both.
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6.
v. to take part in a scandalous plan that makes somebody's life a little harder.
'I schlemieled Travis into eating an entire bag of apricots.'