Is schlep a bad word?

Although mensch, from the German via Yiddish for “person of integrity and honor,” is classed as “colloquial” by the O.E.D., it has earned standard status in Merriam-Webster and Webster’s New World dictionaries. But it’s plain to see that the “dopey” sense of a schlep remains slang.

What does Shelping mean?

To carry clumsily or with difficulty; lug: schlepped a shopping bag around town. To move slowly or laboriously: schlepped around with the twins in a stroller. n. 1. An arduous journey.

What does a bit of a schlep mean?

: drag, haul. intransitive verb. : to proceed or move especially slowly, tediously, awkwardly, or carelessly.

What does the Italian word Mook mean?

: a foolish, insignificant, or contemptible person.

Can a person be a schlep?

If you describe someone as a schlep, you mean that they are stupid or clumsy.

Is it schlep or shlep?

You can also describe your trip along the sidewalk with the heavy box itself as a shlep: “It was such a shlep to get that box over to Adam’s house.” You can also spell the word schlep, and it comes from a Yiddish root, shlepen, “to drag.”

What does schlep mean in Yiddish?

To drag or haul
Schlep: To drag or haul (an object); to walk, esp. to make a tedious journey (שלעפּן‎, shlepn; cf. German: schleppen; OED, MW). German: Schlamassel; OED).

What does chooch mean in Italian?

Yes, Chooch means “a person without common sense” in Italian slang, from the word ciuccio, from which “chooch” is derived. However, in the south of Italy, Chooch also means donkey, something akin to the American slang of similar meaning, or in other words, an “idiot”.

What is the Italian word Goomba mean?

close friend
1 informal : a close friend or associate —used especially among Italian-American men. 2 informal + disparaging : a member of a secret chiefly Italian-American crime organization : mafioso broadly : gangster. 3 informal, often disparaging + offensive : an Italian American.

What does bubala mean in Yiddish?

Bubala. A term of endearment, darling. It’s like, “oh sweetie!” But more fun. Because it sounds like boobie.

What is a Stunad?

New Word Suggestion. [Italian slang] a stupid person.

What does Mook mean in Italian?