Schlappe

1. (archaic, feminine) slap
2. (feminine) defeat, flop, discomfit, injury, unpleasant event concluding a course of action
3. (dialectal, feminine, obsolete) a baret or hoodie cap hanging down
4. (feminine) slide, slipper, one of a pair of footwear open in the back, a shoe from which the back has been cut off

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlapə/

Etymology

Cognate with English: slap

Cognate with Russian: шлёпанец

In summary

Partially from German Low German Slappe (“slap”). Probably imitative. Compare English slap and Russian шлёпанец (šljópanec).

Concepts

setback

bad job

bungle

poor workmanship

Synonyms

Misserfolg

Rückschlag

Fehlschlag

Unannehmlichkeit

Zwischenfall

Pleite

Versagen

schlechte Arbeit

schlechtes Resultat

Bauchlandung

zurückgesetzte Fassade

Niederlage

Rücksprung