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shlepp

schlep
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shlep]
    • /ʃlɛp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shlep]
    • /ʃlɛp/

Definitions of shlepp word

  • verb with object shlepp to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day. 1
  • verb without object shlepp to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day. 1
  • noun shlepp Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag. 1

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Origin of shlepp

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intransitive) trudge < Middle High German dialect sleppen < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slēpen; cognate with Middle High German, Old High German sleifen (German schleifen); akin to slip1, slippery

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Parts of speech for Shlepp

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shlepp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shlepp usage trend in Literature

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