At 11:26 AM 11/7/98 +1000, Bruce Young wrote:
>Hi
>
>The following quote is from a Scientific American article and uses what I
>suppose is Jewish slang and I was wondering what it means.
>
> "Call me a schlemiel."
>
>and
>
> "... which schlepped me ... around Maine"
>
>Schlepped, I've seen before and can guess. We don't often use Jewish
>phrases/words here. Only really see it on "american" TV/movies.
Per Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary:
Main Entry: schle�miel
Pronunciation: shl&-'mE(&)l
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish shlemil
Date: 1892
: an unlucky bungler : CHUMP
Main Entry: schlepp
Variant(s): or schlep /'shlep/
Function: verb
Etymology: Yiddish shlepn, from Middle High German sleppen, from Middle Low
German slEpen
Date: 1922
transitive senses : DRAG, HAUL
intransitive senses : to proceed or move slowly, tediously, or
awkwardly
Matt Soffen
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Boss - "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know UNIX."
Boss - "Well, if the company nurse comes by, tell her I said
never mind."
- Dilbert -
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