Schlep-Word of the Day

I have heard several people use this word lately. Is it a New York thing?

schlep
   /ʃlɛp/ Show Spelled [shlep] Show IPA verb, schlepped, schlep·ping, noun Slang .
–verb (used with object)
1.
to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day.
–noun
3.
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.

Origin:
1920–25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intrans.) trudge < MHG dial. sleppen < MLG, MD slēpen; c. MHG, OHG sleifen (G schleifen ); akin to slip1 , slippery