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He probably just wanted to “schlump” him but the message got lost somehow Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash

In British English the word “schlump” means a “dull person”. Why did I, then, feel like “schlumping” former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab recently when the report on his alleged bullying came out? “Schlumping” him as…