Definition of shemp

shemp

• the unpopular or un-cool person in a group.

  Ted is the Shemp Kennedy when compared to JFK and RFK.

  Last edited on Sep 18 2007. Submitted by David S. from Princeton, NJ, USA on Sep 18 2007.

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