schlimazel
/ʃləˈmɑːzəl/
schlimazel noun: a chronically unlucky person.
Noun
schlimazel (plural schlimazels)
- A chronically unlucky person.
- I must have pressed two buttons at once, he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl’s eye view of reality.1962, Philip K. Dick, “The Man in the High Castle”, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America, published 2007, page 46
- On Jewish Heritage Day, there was ample time to debate whether the Mets are schlemiels or schlimazels with the home team down 8-1 after five. Fans were given shirts that read “Let’s Go Mets” in Hebrew, but “Oy vey!” was more appropriate.2004 August 30, Michael Morrissey, “METS GET SLAMMED AGAIN – VENTURA GRANNY KEYS DODGER ROUT”, in New York Post
schlimazel meaning in Tamil
schlimazel in Tamil
- போகூழர்
Forms of schlimazel
| plural | schlimazels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | schlemazel |
| alternative form | schlemozzle |
| alternative form | schlimazl |
| alternative form | shlimazel |
| alternative form | shlimazl |
| alternative form | shlemozzle |
Origin of schlimazel
Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מזל (mazzāl, “luck”)
Questions about schlimazel
- What does schlimazel mean?
- Schlimazel means a chronically unlucky person.
- What is schlimazel in Tamil?
- Schlimazel in Tamil is போகூழர். See Schlimazel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is schlimazel?
- Schlimazel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce schlimazel?
- Schlimazel is pronounced /ʃləˈmɑːzəl/.
- What is the plural of schlimazel?
- The plural of schlimazel is schlimazels.
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