schlemiel

Noun

Meaning

(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

poon pigeon sap patsy turkey git dill cluck coot spud chump smiler lummox ignoramus goof
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Antonyms

einstein ninja wizard brainiac brain master
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Hypernyms

simple simpleton

Examples

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel. Bella Abzug

Close letter words and terms

Schleifer Schleis schlemaite schlemihl Schlemmer schlemozzle