Associations to the word «Schlemiel»

Wiktionary

SCHLEMIEL, noun. A loser or a fool.
SCHLEMIEL, noun. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.

Dictionary definition

SCHLEMIEL, noun. (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke