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schlimazel

schli·ma·zel

UK/ʃləˈmɑːzəl/ uncommon us

noun

1.

(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything

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Origin

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

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