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schlump

[shloomp]

noun

a dull, colorless person.

a slovenly person; slob.

verb (used without object)

to loaf or idle.

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Also, shlump.

Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; probably of expressive orig.

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Main Entry:	schlump
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a dull, slow or sloppy person
Etymology:	Yiddish
Usage:	slang

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schloomp definition

[ʃlump] or [ʃlʊmp]
and schlump; shlump

n.
a stupid and lazy person. (From German via Yiddish.) : Tell that schloomp to get busy or get out.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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