schlump

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ʃlʌmp/

Definition of schlump

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (slang)Someone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
    “Leave the schlumps behind. You can't hope to find Mr. Right but continue to see Mr. Not-on-Your-Life.”
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noun

  1. (slang)Someone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
    “Leave the schlumps behind. You can't hope to find Mr. Right but continue to see Mr. Not-on-Your-Life.”

verb

  1. (intransitive, slang)To move in a heavy, lazy or slovenly way.
    “After years of wearing her hair in braids and schlumping down Seventh Avenue all covered up in padded coats, sweaters, and undies, Wally reinvented herself as a hot tamale with a mane of wild ringlets and a Coca-Cola—shaped bod.”
    “Al then schlumped upstage to the piano to talk with a man who could do anything asked of him. (Theater accompanists are an amazing lot. They can play anything you request in any tempo and in every key.)”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שלומפּ (shlump, “stupid, foolish, or inept person”). Compare obsolete German Schlumpe (modern Schlampe).

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