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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, published 2006, page 349:Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Schlamperei f (genitive Schlamperei, plural Schlampereien)
- sloppiness, untidiness
Declension
Declension of Schlamperei
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