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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
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shlumbel 

A jewish sounding word for dude. Say it when you want to be cool or just want to connect with a jewish teenage friend. Or don't.
Shlumbel as a noun. Hey, sup sup Shlumbel?!!

Shlumbel as a verb. I'm just shlumbelling along.
shlumbel by apocalypto August 4, 2012

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

shlemiel 

From Yiddish Orgin, which is a semetic language, meaning fool.
Your buring the popcorn you shlemiel!
shlemiel by Ben Leventer February 2, 2006