- shlemiel
- variant of schlemiel
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shlemiel
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Shlemiel the First (play) — Shlemiel the First is a musical adaptation of the stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer about a fool named Shlemiel , set to traditional klezmer music. It was adapted by Robert Brustein with lyrics by Arnold Weinstein, and was originally produced in… … Wikipedia
Shlemiel the first — can refer to:* A short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, part of a series of stories about a fool named Shlemiel * Shlemiel the First (play) a theatrical adaptation of stories by Singer set to klezmer music … Wikipedia
shlemiel — /shleuh meel /, n. schlemiel. * * * … Universalium
shlemiel — noun An alternative spelling of schlemiel … Wiktionary
shlemiel — n See schlemiel … Contemporary slang
shlemiel — See schlemiel … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
shlemiel — shle•miel [[t]ʃləˈmil[/t]] n. sts schlemiel … From formal English to slang
shlemiel — /ʃləˈmil/ (say shluh meel) noun → schlemiel. {Yiddish} …
shlemiel — Go to schlemiel … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shlemiel — noun (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler • Syn: ↑schlemiel • Topics: ↑Yiddish • Hypernyms: ↑simpleton, ↑simple … Useful english dictionary
