schlump

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
verb
  1. To move in a heavy, lazy or slovenly way.

Pronunciation

/ʃlʌmp/ En-au-schlump.ogg

Word forms

schlump schlumps schloomp shlump schlumping schlumped

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שלומפּ (shlump, “stupid, foolish, or inept person”). Compare obsolete German Schlumpe (modern Schlampe).

Related words

Derived words

schlumpy schlumpily schlumpiness
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