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Noun: schlimazel  shli'maa-zul
Usage: US, informal
  1. (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
    "No matter what he tried, Bob seemed to be a perpetual schlimazel";
    - shlimazel [US, informal]

Derived forms: schlimazels

Type of: unfortunate, unfortunate person

Encyclopedia: Schlimazel