English Explanatory Dictionary

schlimazel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chronically unlucky person.

Pronunciation

/ʃləˈmɑːzəl/

Word forms

schlimazel schlimazels schlemazel schlemozzle schlimazl shlimazel shlimazl shlemozzle

Etymology

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

Related words

schlemiel shemozzle
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