Schlamperei
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schlamperei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlɑːmpəɹaɪ/ (or as German, below)
Noun
Schlamperei (uncountable)
- Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.
- 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate (2006), page 349:
- Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.
- 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate (2006), page 349:
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlampərai/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Further reading
- Schlamperei in Duden online
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