shlump

[ shloo mp ]
/ ʃlʊmp /

noun, verb (used without object)

schlump.

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Words nearby shlump

shlock, shlocky, shloshim, shlub, shluh, shlump, shm, shmaltz, shmatte, shmear, shmo

Definition for shlump (2 of 2)

schlump

or shlump

[ shloo mp ]
/ ʃlʊmp /
Slang.

noun

a dull, colorless person.
a slovenly person; slob.

verb (used without object)

to loaf or idle.

Origin of schlump

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; probably of expressive orig.
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