Usually means: Clumsy, unlucky person; often foolish.
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  1. shlemiel: Merriam-Webster
  2. shlemiel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. shlemiel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. shlemiel: Collins English Dictionary
  5. shlemiel: Vocabulary.com
  6. shlemiel: Wiktionary
  7. shlemiel: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. shlemiel: Dictionary.com
  9. shlemiel: Rhymezone
  10. shlemiel: FreeDictionary.org
  11. shlemiel: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. shlemiel: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shlemiel: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  Alternative form of schlemiel [A loser or a fool.]

Similar:
schlemiel, chump, fool, mug, fall guy, sucker, Patsy, soft touch, mark, gull, more...

Opposite:
shlimazl, lucky person, fortunate person

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Similar:
schlemiel, chump, fool, mug, fall guy, sucker, Patsy, soft touch, mark, gull, more...

Opposite:
shlimazl, lucky person, fortunate person



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