schlemiel



schlemiel

and schlemihl and shlemiel (ʃləˈmil)
n. a gullible person; a loser. (From Hebrew Shelumiel via Yiddish.) See if you can get that schlemiel to buy the Brooklyn Bridge.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pelagiyapye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yahRussian
FannyFAN-ee (English)English, French, Spanish
SiÔRSHORWelsh
Tacey-English (Archaic)
Etel-Hungarian
Healy['hi:li]