Difference between Shlep and Traipse

What is the difference between Shlep and Traipse?

Shlep as a noun is a difficult journey. while Traipse as a noun is a long or tiring walk.

Shlep

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A difficult journey. A sloppy or slovenly person. A "pull" or influence as in "He must have had a lot of shlep to get such good seats".

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lug or carry something laboriously, drag To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.

Traipse

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A long or tiring walk.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort; to walk about or over (a place).

We hope you now know whether to use Shlep or Traipse in your sentence.

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