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schlimazel
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schli·ma·zel also shli·ma·zel  (shl-mäzl)
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 mazzl; see mazel tov).]
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Noun1.schlimazel - (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
shlimazel
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune


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