Schlep (Noun)
Meaning 1
A tedious or difficult journey.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- My brother can be such a schlep, always spilling his coffee and tripping over his own feet.
- The new employee is a total schlep, he can't even manage to turn on the copier without breaking it.
- I love my cousin, but he's a bit of a schlep, always getting himself into trouble with his harebrained schemes.
- My neighbor is a schlep, always playing his music too loudly and disturbing the whole building.
- The guy who cut me off in traffic was a real schlep, didn't even bother to check his blind spot before merging.