schlemiel
Example Sentences
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Like many great performers, he seems to brings his whole world with him, along with its supporting cast of schmucks and putzes and schlemiels.
From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2013
We must entertain the notion that we are suckers, chumps, schlemiels.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2012
Shouts of triumph or yelps of protest are not for schlemiels; Benny's conversation is limited to "What?" and "Wha."
From Time Magazine Archive
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