English

Noun

Schlamperei ‎(uncountable)

1. Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed south-German or Austrian characteristic.
   • 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate (2006), page 349:

     Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlampərai/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Schlamperei f ‎(genitive Schlamperei, plural Schlampereien)

1. sloppiness, untidiness