Can me a person who is “ retarded” mentally slow
Also Slepped. Someone or something that that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag Origin schlep Middle High German dialect. Middle Dutch 1920-25.
Looks like it’s another one of his dad’s words something he picked up in the neighborhood
Everyone in New York and surrounding tends to use Jewish/Yiddish words for certain things. It’s a regional thing because there are a lot of Jewish people so everyone learns them. They are great words because they tend to sound like what they mean.
Sheeeeeesh, I had to shlep all the way over to the West Side to get that only brand of mustard I like; no store on the East Side carries it.