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Yeshivish glossary term

schlep

שלעפּן

Meaning

  • drag or carry with effort
  • travel an inconvenient distance
  • a tiring or inconvenient trip
  • hard work

Alternate spellings

shlep, shlepp

Usage and context

As a verb, it emphasizes effort, inconvenience, or reluctance in carrying something or going somewhere. As a noun, “a schlep” is a burdensome trip or task.

Category
everyday expression
Language origin
Yiddish

Example in Yeshivish

We had to schlep the boxes across town.

Plain-English example

We had to haul the boxes across town.