Schlump
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃlʌmp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schlump is a noun meaning (slang, originally US) Someone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
Meaning
(slang, originally US) Someone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
More Meanings
- (slang, intransitive) To move in a heavy, lazy or slovenly way.
Example Sentences
Leave the schlumps behind. You can't hope to find Mr. Right but continue to see Mr. Not-on-Your-Life.
Al then schlumped upstage to the piano to talk with a man who could do anything asked of him. (Theater accompanists are an amazing lot. They can play anything you request in any tempo and in every key.)
After years of wearing her hair in braids and schlumping down Seventh Avenue all covered up in padded coats, sweaters, and undies, Wally reinvented herself as a hot tamale with a mane of wild ringlets and a Coca-Cola—shaped bod.
Word Forms
- schlumps
- schloomp
- schlumping
- schlumped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shlump, schloomp, schlub, schlob, shlub, slob.
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