schlumps

Unkempt idle people

Schlumps is the plural of schlump, a Yiddish-derived term for a slovenly, lazy, or unkempt person—someone who shuffles through life without energy or care for appearance.

The word carries affectionate contempt rather than harsh judgment: Look at these schlumps in their sweatpants at the grocery store.

As a verb, to schlump is to move or sit in a lazy, slouching manner.

disheveled

unkempt

Untidy in appearance

slovenlyUntidy and careless
sloppyCareless and untidy
rumpledCrinkled from neglect

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

lazy

slouching

Poor postural alignment

loungingReclining in idleness
lazingResting without aim
loafingPassing time idly

bumming · idling · lolling · sprawling · slacking · moping · vegetating · drooping · sagging · listless

clumsy

lumbering

Moving heavily and awkwardly

shufflingRandomizing order of items
ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
trudgingWalking with difficulty

shambling · waddling · stumbling · bumbling · galumphing · clomping · schlepping · dragging · ambling · moseying

Opposites

ambition and drive

schlumpsgo-getters

Ambitiously proactive people

dynamos · overachievers · hustlers · strivers · movers and shakers

appearance and self-presentation

schlumpsfashionistas

Devoted followers of trends

dandies · fashion plates · style icons · clotheshorses · metrosexuals

energy and vitality

schlumpslive wires

Highly energetic people

sparkplugs · dynamos · energizers · livewires · firecrackers

Family

schlumpy, schlump

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