schlep

or schlepp, shlep, shlepp

[shlep]Slang.

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verb (used with object), schlepped, schlep·ping.

to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.

verb (used without object), schlepped, schlep·ping.

to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day.

noun

Also schlep·per. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.

Origin of schlep

1920–25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intransitive) trudge < Middle High German dialect sleppen < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slēpen; cognate with Middle High German, Old High German sleifen (German schleifen); akin to slip¹, slippery

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Related Words for schlepp

carry, drag, haul, heave, lift, lurch, pull, tow, tug, yank, tote

Examples from the Web for schlepp

Contemporary Examples of schlepp

Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlepp.
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Jesse Ellison
August 13, 2012

Historical Examples of schlepp

Why should you bother yourself to schlepp me along like this?
The Competitive Nephew
Montague Glass

British Dictionary definitions for schlepp

schlep

verb schleps, schlepping or schlepped

to drag or lug (oneself or an object) with difficulty

noun

a stupid or clumsy person
an arduous journey or procedure

Word Origin for schlep

Yiddish, from German schleppen

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Word Origin and History for schlepp

schlep

"to carry or drag," 1922 (in Joyce's "Ulysses"), from Yiddish shlepen "to drag," from Middle High German sleppen, related to Old High German sleifen "to drag," and slifan "to slide, slip" (cf. Middle English slippen; see slip (v.)). Related: Schlepped; schlepping.

schlep

"stupid person, loser," 1939, short for schlepper "person of little worth" (1934), in Yiddish, "fool, beggar, scrounger," from schlep (v.) "to carry or drag" (for sense evolution, cf. drag (n.) "annoying dull person").