Dictionary
schlemiel
noun schle·miel \shlə-ˈmēl\
Definition of SCHLEMIEL
: an unlucky bungler : chump
See schlemiel defined for kids
Variants of SCHLEMIEL
schle·miel also shle·miel \shlə-ˈmēl\
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of SCHLEMIEL
Yiddish shlemil
First Known Use: 1892
Rhymes with SCHLEMIEL
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up schlemiel? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).