18 September 2016

schlep or schlepp, shlep, shlepp

[shlep] Slang.

verb (used with object), schlepped, schlepping.

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

Origin of schlep

Middle High German dialect Middle Dutch
1920-1925; < 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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Examples from the Web for schlep

Contemporary Examples

Miss Blankenship, as brittle as her bones were, sure knew how to schlep bottles of liquor around the office.
Eulogy for Don Draper’s Secretary
The Daily Beast Video
September 19, 2010

It’s a 50-minute car ride (30 on the train) and well worth the schlep.
Gal With a Suitcase
Jolie Hunt
January 15, 2010

Like other schlep Lab projects, this video is meant to spark a conversation between generations.
The New Great Schlep
Mira Sucharov
October 30, 2012

Today’s quote

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

– John F. Kennedy

On this day

18 September 1873 – ‘The panic of 1873’ – a severe economic crisis in Europe and the United States caused by a drop in demand for silver following Germany’s decision to abandon the silver standard after the Franco-Prussian Wars. ‘The Panic’ lasted until 1879. It was known as the ‘Great Depression’, until the financial crisis of the 1930s.

18 September 1965 – ‘Get Smart’ premieres on U.S. television.

18 September 1970 – death of Jimi Hendrix. American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was 27. Born 27 November 1942