Noun: schlimazel shli'maa-zul
Usage: US, informal
Usage: US, informal
- (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