schlump
Americannoun
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a dull, colorless person.
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a slovenly person; slob.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of schlump
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; probably of expressive origin
Example Sentences
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This is not some schlump out of the qualifying tournament, or some second cousin of a tournament official who got in with a wild card.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2015
In this one, his character, Brenner, was an arcade superstar as a child but grew up to be a schlump.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2015
“The legend of Roger Ailes has it that he almost single-handedly transformed Nixon from a schlump to a president with his talk-show alchemy. But the truth was more complicated.”
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2014
Enigmatic, thoughtful, self-effacing but not self-annihilating, Carraway is definitely not a schlump.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2012
German schlump; Danish and Swedish slump, a hap or chance, an accident; that is, a fall.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
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