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schlimazelenUK
schli·ma·zel also shli·ma·zel S0137500 (shlĭ-mä′zəl)n. Slang An extremely unlucky or inept person; a habitual failure.
[Yiddish shlimazl, bad luck, unlucky person : Middle High German slimp, wrong + Yiddish mazl, luck (from Late Hebrew mazzāl; see mazel tov).]schlimazel (ʃlɪˈmɑːzəl) nslang a person with no luck, someone who tends to do everything wrongschli•ma•zel or shli•ma•zel (ʃlɪˈmɑ zəl)
n. Slang. an inept person who suffers from unremitting bad luck. [1945–50; < Yiddish, =shlim bad (compare Middle High German slimp wrong) + mazl luck] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | schlimazel - (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everythingshlimazelYiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew scriptunfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune |
schlimazelenUK
schlimazelslang An unfortunate or unlucky person; someone for whom nothing goes right. From Yiddish. My poor uncle was a bit of a shlimazel his whole life. Nothing ever seemed to go right for him. I'm such a schlimazel! I finally saved up enough money to buy a new suit, and it gets caught on the door frame and rips the very first time I wear it.schlemozzle verbSee schlemazelschlimazelenUK
Synonyms for schlimazelnoun (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everythingSynonymsRelated Words- Yiddish
- unfortunate
- unfortunate person
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