Lug and Schlemiel

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Lug noun - A big clumsy often slow-witted person.

Usage example: get off of my feet, you big lug!

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Schlemiel and lug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Schlemiel" instead a noun "Lug".

Schlemiel noun - (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler.

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Lug and schlemiel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lug" instead a noun "Schlemiel".

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Schlemiel and Lug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lug/schlemiel

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