This week's theme: Words from Yiddish. schlump (shlump) noun
A dull or slovenly person. [From Yiddish shlumperdik (unkempt, sloppy).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "'You don't want to dress up too much, but you don't want to be a schlump,' says Michael Kors." Hal Rubenstein; Terrific Style by Age, by Size, by Shape, by Color; In Style (New York); Aug 2006. Sponsors' messages: Learn the language of woodworking for FREE with the Woodworker's Journal eZine. Join 250,000 hobbyists http://woodworkersjournal.com/ezine/signup/ezineSub1.htm See a map of your word in the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=h7q Enjoy being fit, healthy? Like guilt free eating? Make animals friends and not your food. Check out http://stutigargblog.blogspot.com ............................................................................ It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard. -George Christopher Lichtenberg, scientist and philosopher (1742-1799) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/schlump.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/schlump.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/schlump.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
