schlimazel
schlimazel · schlimazels
A chronically unlucky personA chronically unlucky person.
/ʃləˈmɑːzəl/
Meaning
1 senses(US, colloquial)A chronically unlucky person.
Pechvogel
(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
a chronically unlucky person:
Origin
Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and HebrBorrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מזל (mazzāl, “luck”)
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Forms
plural: schlimazelsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything:shlimazel