schleppy

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adjective

slovenly; sloppy

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Meanings

adjectiveschleppy (comparative more schleppy, superlative most schleppy)

comparative more schleppy · superlative most schleppy · alternative shleppy

  1. informalslovenly; sloppy

    Maybe we’ll playfully smack-talk a fellow friend, or commiserate about some schleppy aspect of parenthood.

    2025 May 25, Sam Graham-Felsen, “Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 May 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unkempt

Origin

From schlep + -y.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

schleppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schleppy

MLA

“schleppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schleppy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schleppy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schleppy.

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