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• n  (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler

• Benny Profane, a schlemiel (the Yiddish word for chronic bumbler), is the novel's antihero.
• A schlemiel may be, must be, grievously acted upon by the always malevolent world.
• Anyone defining schlemiel and schlimazel should consult a Yiddish lexicon or A New Leaf.

• shlemiel

News & Articles

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• 'Laverne & Shirley' to reunite on 'Sam & Cat'
  Schlemiel! Schlimazel! "Laverne & Shirley" are back! Sort of.
  June 29, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• JoN CoRZiNe WaS a SCaM...
  .       JON CORZINE SONG (Daniel Boone Song) Jon Corzine was a scam, Yes, a big scam! With an eye like an schlemiel And the king of legerdemain was he! Jon Corzine was a scam, Yes, a big scam! He was soave, he was fearless And as tough as a buttonwood tree! From the coonskin cap on the top of ol' Jon To the heel of his fine brogue shoe; The rippin'est, roarin'est, fraudulent man That Wall Street ...
  June 27, 2013 - Zero Hedge

Quotes

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• Larry Lucchino in SI.com
  We had a saying in 2004 after the season: 'Any schlemiel can win once,' Red Sox president Larry Lucchino said at Coors Field on Sunday night. "This was about championships, plural."
• Bella Abzug in New York Times
  In 1977, Bella Abzug, the former congresswoman and outspoken feminist, said, "Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel."
• Garry Marshall in Television Week (blog)
  As for the possible participation of Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams (Shirley) in the film, Marshall told "Extra" jokingly, "My sister Penny and Cindy are gonna have a guest cameo. They're gonna walk schlemiel, schlemazel" -- or they're gonna...