English
Schlamperei
Schlamperei comes from German Schlamperei ‘sloppiness, untidiness’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchlamperei‘sloppiness, untidiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Germanc. 1650–presentSchlamperei‘sloppiness, untidiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941same form
Earliest quotation: 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: “Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in…”
Every English word from German Schlamperei
Today it means
noun Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Schlamperei / Schlamperei