What does schlimazel mean?
Definitions for schlimazel
ʃlɪˈmɑ zəlschli·mazel
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Princeton's WordNet
schlimazel, shlimazelnoun
(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
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schlimazelnoun
A chronically unlucky person.
Etymology: שלימזל, from slim and מזל
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schlimazel
This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the following words may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz). Many of these words are more common in the American entertainment industry (initially via vaudeville), the Catskills/Borscht Belt, and New York City English. A number of Yiddish words also entered English via large Jewish communities in Britain, particularly London, where Yiddish has influenced Cockney English.
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schlimazel
A schlimazel is a Yiddish term used to describe a person who is perpetually unlucky, often due to clumsiness or other forms of ineptitude. It often implies a person to whom bad luck seems to stick, or one who constantly finds themselves in unfortunate events that are beyond their control.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of schlimazel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of schlimazel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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