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Shlemiel 

From Yiddish origin. A clumsy, inept, or foolish person.
As quoted from the film Independence Day:

"If I knew I was going to meet the President I would have wore a tie. I mean look at me, I look like a shlemiel."
Shlemiel by Mata99 May 30, 2009

schlemiel 

A schlimazel's toast always falls butter-side down. A schlemiel always drops the knife.
schlemiel by mandingoe September 24, 2004

schlemiel 

A person so inept even inanimate objects pick on them.
Don't let that schlemiel touch anything. If it doesn't break he will hurt himself or both.
schlemiel by Frank Lisa August 8, 2006

schlemiel 

Someone who tends to go around spilling soup on people.

See schlamazel.

From the Yiddish.
Bob is a real schlemiel, he can't do anything right.
schlemiel by Athene Airheart March 17, 2004

shlemiel 

A sad sack, a loser, a poor slob; from the Yiddish and German. "A shlemiel drops it; a shlemazel picks it up."

He made a living playing a shlemiel on TV.
shlemiel by cornholio October 4, 2003

schlemiel 

Hey look at Steve what a schlemiel. Lets see if he quits bungling.
schlemiel by Shroby September 7, 2006