schlep



schlep

and shlep (ʃlɛp)
1. tv. to drag or carry someone or something. (From German schleppen via Yiddish.) Am I supposed to schlep this whole thing all the way back to the store?
2. n. a journey; a distance to travel or carry something. It takes about twenty minutes to make the schlep from here to there.
3. n. a stupid person; a bothersome person. (Literally, a drag.) Ask that shlep to wait in the hall until I am free. I’ll sneak out the back way.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lorenzolo-REN-tso (Italian), lo-REN-tho (Spanish), lo-REN-so (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Heber (2)HEE-bər (English)Biblical
Norman['nɔ:mən]
Calbhach-Irish
Yafe-Hebrew
DÉNesDAY-neshHungarian