schlump
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 7
Definition of schlump
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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
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(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
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(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.)”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שלומפּ (shlump, “stupid, foolish, or inept person”). Compare obsolete German Schlumpe (modern Schlampe).
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