Shlimazel
שלימזל
An unlucky person
Word Origin
Origin Language
Hebrew-German
Word in Origin Language
שלים (schlim) + מזל (mazal)
Root Meaning
Bad luck
Current Usage
Yes, in Yiddish
Example Usage
That shlimazel always has the worst luck.
יענער שלימזל האָט שטענדיק די ערגסטע מזל.
Yener shlimazel hot shtendik di ergste mazl.