Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Schiff’s reagent
schiller
schilling
schipperke
schism
schismatic
schist
schistocyte
schistosome
schistosomiasis
schiz-
schizo
schizo-
schizoaffective
schizocarp
schizogony
schizoid
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

schlemiel

schle·miel [ shlə ml ] (plural schle·miels) or schle·mihl [ shlə ml ] (plural schle·mihls)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's ability to cope or do things or somebody's failure to experience good fortune ( slang insult )

[Late 19th century. < Yiddish shlemiel]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft