Etymology

schlemiel

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Today it means: A loser or a fool. Full definition →

Yiddish שלימיל
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromשלימיל
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromשלימיל
  3. English todayschlemiel

Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.