schlep
A long or burdensome journeyA long or burdensome journey.
Meaning
4 senses(Jewish, New York City, informal, slang)A long or burdensome journey.
Sure you can go across town to get that, but it'd be a schlep.
(Jewish, New York City, informal, slang)A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person.
(Jewish, New York City, informal, slang)A sloppy or slovenly person.
(Jewish, New York City, informal, slang)A “pull” or influence.
He must have had a lot of schlep to get such good seats.
- (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
- a tedious or difficult journey
Origin
From Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low GFrom Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan.
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Forms
plural: schlepsSynonyms
2 synonyms- (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person:shleppershlep
- a tedious or difficult journey:shlep
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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