Definition of SCHLIMAZEL

schlimazel

Meanings

Plural: schlimazels

Noun

  • (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
  • A chronically unlucky person.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

shlimazel

Scrabble Score: 26

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schlimazel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 29

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