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:
schlimazelsOrigin of Schlimazel
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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
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Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked") and Hebrew מזל (mazzāl, “luck")
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