schlump

Slovenly, listless person

Schlump, from Yiddish, describes a slovenly, lazy, or unkempt person—someone who shuffles through life without much energy or attention to appearance.

The word carries affectionate contempt: He's been lying on the couch all day like a schlump.

As a verb, to schlump is to move or sit in a slouchy, listless way.

Also spelled schlub or shlump.

disheveled

unkempt

Untidy in appearance

slovenlyUntidy and careless
rumpledCrinkled from neglect
scruffyMessily neglected in appearance

messy · untidy · shabby · bedraggled · frumpy · dowdy · tousled · mussed · wrinkled · sloppy

posture

slouch

Drooping, lazy posture

slumpExtended period of decline
stoopSmall entry porch
hunchUnproven inner sense

droop · sag · sprawl · lounge · loll · flop · recline · hunched · stooped · rounded

laziness

lazy

Avoiding effort or exertion

idleWithout activity or purpose
sluggishSlow and inactive
lethargicLacking energy or alertness

listless · unmotivated · apathetic · indolent · slothful · loafer · layabout · couch potato · deadbeat · good-for-nothing

Opposites

energy and ambition

schlumpgo-getter

Ambitious, driven person

dynamo · hustler · mover and shaker · overachiever · self-starter

appearance and self-presentation

schlumpdandy

Fashion-obsessed gentleman

clotheshorse · fashion plate · fashionista · well-groomed · dapper

posture and physical bearing

schlumpramrod

Gun-cleaning rod

upright · erect · poised · alert · sprightly

Family

schlumpy, schlumps

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