schlimazel

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃləˈmɔːzəl/

Noun

schlimazel (plural schlimazels)

  1. A chronically unlucky person.

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