Schlep
This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet) and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz).
Many of these words are more common in the US entertainment industry, via vaudeville, the Catskills/Borscht Belt, and Hollywood. Others are more regionally oriented, e.g., in the New York City metropolitan area. A number of Yiddish words also entered English via large Jewish communities in Britain, particularly London, where Yiddish has influenced the Cockney dialect.
Most of Yiddish words are related to Hebrew, Germanic or Slavic forms, and some words of those origins have entered English via Yiddish.
Shlep (noun)
alternative form of schlep
Shlep (verb)
alternative form of schlep
Schlep (verb)
To carry, drag, or lug.
“I’m exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.”
Schlep (verb)
To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task.
“I schlepped down to the store for some milk.”
Schlep (verb)
To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.
“I just schlepped around the house on Sunday.”
Schlep (noun)
A long or burdensome journey.
“Sure you can go across town to get that, but it’d be a schlep.”
Schlep (noun)
A good-for-nothing person.
Schlep (noun)
A sloppy or slovenly person.
Schlep (noun)
A “pull” or influence.
“He must have had a lot of schlep to get such good seats.”