schlemiel

Definitions

1. A loser or a fool.
2. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.

Equivalents

Examples

“On Jewish Heritage Day, there was ample time to debate⟳ whether the Mets are schlemiels or schlimazels with the home team down 8-1 after five. Fans were given shirts that read⟳ “Let’s Go Mets” in Hebrew, but “Oy vey!” was more appropriate.”

“In that series, creator/writer/star Dildarian played the titular Tim, a 20-something laconic schlemiel living in New York with his girlfriend, Amy — a “Curb Your Enthusiasm”-type⟳ existence peppered with awkward situations.”

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