Schlep

Origin

From Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, "to drag"); compare German schleppen ("to drag").

Alternative forms

• schlepp
• shlep

Full definition of schlep

Verb

1. (transitive, informal) To carry, drag, or lug.I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.
2. (intransitive, informal) To go, as on an errand or task.I schlepped down to the store for some milk.
3. (intransitive, informal) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.I just schlepped around the house on Sunday.

Noun

1. (informal) A long or burdensome journey.Sure you can go across town to get that, but it'd be a schlep.
2. (informal) A boring person, a drag.
3. (informal) A sloppy or slovenly person.
4. (informal) A "pull" or influence.He must have had a lot of schlep to get such good seats.

Derived terms

• schlepper
• schleppy