schlep
schlep Lexical Profile
schlep Game Scores & Validity
• verb
North American To haul, carry, or drag a heavy or cumbersome object with great effort (informal).
"We had to schlep three heavy suitcases up four flights of stairs because the elevator was broken."
North American To go or travel slowly, reluctantly, or with difficulty (informal).
"Nobody wanted to schlep all the way across town in the pouring rain just for a brief meeting."
• noun
North American A tedious, difficult, or inconvenient journey or trek (informal).
"The daily commute from the outer suburbs into the city center is a real schlep."
North American A clumsy, inept, or foolish person (informal, derogatory).
"He felt like a total schlep after accidentally locking his keys inside the running car."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 20th century from Yiddish shlepn ('to drag, pull'), which is cognate with Middle High German and modern German schleppen ('to haul, tow').