shlepper

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Pronunciations

shlepper (SHLEH-per) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A bad performer.

  • n. An untidy, unkempt person.

  • n. A beggar or thief.

  • n. Someone who carries heavy baggage.

  • n. A stupid person.

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Example Sentences

  • “Who wants to act with a shleper [or shlep] like that?” (NJY)

  • “Why doesn’t she do her hair and stop looking like a shleperke?” (NJY)

  • “How does he earn a living? He’s a shleper.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שלעפּער shleper

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).

      Alternative Spellings

      shleper, schlepper, schleper, shlep, schlep, shleperke, shlepperke, shlepperkeh, shleperkeh

Notes

  • feminine: 'shlepperke'

    See also shlep.

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