noun
- a person who is slovenly, lazy, or lacking in energy
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin
verb
- to sit, stand, or move in a lazy, slouching manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- Don’t be such a shlump – get up and do something productive.
- He’s turned into a real shlump since he lost his job.
- Stop shlumping around the house in your pajamas all day.
- She shlumped into the chair after the long day at work.
- The teenager shlumped down the hallway with his backpack dragging.
- My roommate is a total shlump who never cleans up after himself.