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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley