Thursday, April 2, 2009

Schlep (4.3.2009)

Definitions of schlep on the Web:

  • schlepper: (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
  • shlep: pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"
  • a tedious or difficult journey
    wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

  • This is a list of English language words of Yiddish language origin, many of which have entered the language by way of American English or Cockney. Spelling of some of these words may be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz, and so on). ...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlep

  • A long or burden laden journey; To carry or to drag around; To go, as on an errand or task

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