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shlemiel

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shle·miel  (shl-ml)
n. Slang
Variant of schlemiel.
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Noun1.shlemiel - (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense


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