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schlump

[shloomp] Slang.
–noun
1. a dull, colorless person.
2. a slovenly person; slob.
–verb (used without object)
3. to loaf or idle.
Also, shlump.


Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; prob. 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 [ʃlump] or [ʃlʊmp]

and schlump; shlump
  1. 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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