Schlamperei

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schlamperei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlɑːmpəɹaɪ/ (or as German, below)

Noun

Schlamperei (uncountable)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): [ʃlampəˈʁaɪ̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Schlamperei f (genitive Schlamperei, plural Schlampereien)

1. sloppiness, untidiness

Declension

Declension of Schlamperei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schlamperei	die	Schlampereien
genitive	einer	der	Schlamperei	der	Schlampereien
dative	einer	der	Schlamperei	den	Schlampereien
accusative	eine	die	Schlamperei	die	Schlampereien

Further reading

• “Schlamperei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schlamperei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schlamperei” in Duden online