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.

Alternative forms

• schlimazl
• shlimazel
• shlimazl
• shlemozzle

Related terms

• schlemiel, shemozzle

Translations

a chronically unlucky person

• Danish: ulykkesfugl c
• Dutch: pechvogel (nl), schlemiel (nl)
• German: Pechvogel (de) m

• Italian: sfigato (it) n
• Serbo-Croatian: баксуз n (baksuz)
• Yiddish: שלימזל‎‎ m (shlimazl)