Schlamperei

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/ˈʃlɑːmpəɹaɪ/

noun

Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.

OriginGerman Schlamperei →
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Meanings

nounSchlamperei (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLaziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.

    Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.

    1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 349

Origin

  1. GermanSchlamperei
  2. GermanSchlamperei
  3. EnglishSchlamperei

Borrowed from German Schlamperei.

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APA

Schlamperei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schlamperei

MLA

“Schlamperei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schlamperei. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schlamperei,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schlamperei.

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