different between schlep vs smuck

English

Etymology

From Yiddish ??????? (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan.

Compare German schleppen (“to haul”) and its inherited doublet schleifen (“to drag”), Dutch slepen (“to drag”), Danish slæbe (“to haul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?p/

Verb

schlep (third-person singular simple present schleps, present participle schlepping, simple past and past participle schlepped)

1. (transitive, informal) To carry, drag, or lug.
2. (intransitive, informal) To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task.
3. (intransitive, informal) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.

Usage notes

The word is often used in the context of something dull or unpleasant to do.

Alternative forms

• schlepp
• shlep
• shlepp

Translations

Noun

schlep (plural schleps)

1. (informal) A long or burdensome journey.
2. (informal) A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person.
3. (informal) A sloppy or slovenly person.
4. (informal) A “pull” or influence.

Derived terms

• schlepper
• schleppy

References

Anagrams

• chelps, spelch

Low German

Etymology

Cognate with German schmuck.

Adjective

smuck (comparative smucker, superlative smuckst)

1. cute, pretty

Declension