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schlemielthis poor schlemazel tries to get me to help him paint hisfence!schlemiel and schlemihl; shlemiel [Sl@”mil] n. agullible person; a loser. (From Hebrew Shelumiel viaYiddish.) See if you can get that schlemiel to buy theBrooklyn Bridge.schlepper and shlepper [“SlEp#] n. an annoying personwho always wants a bargain or a favor. Why amI surrounded by people who want something from me? Isthis a schlepper colony or what?schloomp and schlump; shlump [Slump or SlUmp] n.a stupid and lazy person. (From German via Yiddish.) Tell that schloomp to get busy or get out.schlub and zhlub [Sl@b or Zl@b] n. a dull, unpolishedperson, usually a male. (Yiddish.) I spent the wholeevening listening to that schlub from New Hampshire.schmegegge and schmegeggy [Sm@”gegi] 1. n. a stupidperson. (Yiddish.) Ask the schmegegge standingover by the workbench if he’s seen my sky hook. 2. n.nonsense. I’ve heard enough of your schmegegge. Out!schmendrick and shmendrick [“SmEndrIk] n. a stupidand ineffectual nobody. (Yiddish.) Some schmendrickfrom downstairs asked if you could turn down yourstereo.schmoozer n. someone who chats or converses well. Two old schmoozers sat muttering to one another allafternoon by the duck pond.schmuck [Sm@k] 1. n. a jerk; a repellent male. (Also arude term of address. Yiddish.) Who is that stupidschmuck over there? 2. n. a penis. (Yiddish. Usually184