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schleppy en · ADJ

Etymology

From schlep + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) slovenly; sloppy
    • Maybe we’ll playfully smack-talk a fellow friend, or commiserate about some schleppy aspect of parenthood. 2025 May 25, Sam Graham-Felsen, “Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 May 2025:

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more schleppy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most schleppy Degree=Sup lexicographic
shleppy alternative lexicographic