Schlimazel Definition

noun
An extremely unlucky or inept person; a habitual failure.
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Synonyms:
  • shlimazel

Other Word Forms of Schlimazel

Noun

Singular:
schlimazel
Plural:
schlimazels

Origin of Schlimazel

  • Yiddish shlimazl bad luck, unlucky person Middle High German slimp wrong Yiddish mazl luck (from Late Hebrew mazzāl mazel tov)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked") and Hebrew מזל (mazzāl, “luck")

    From Wiktionary

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