SCHLEMIEL


Meaning of SCHLEMIEL in English

/shleuh meel"/ , n. Slang.

an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.

Also, schlemihl, shlemiel .

[ 1890-95; shlemil shalumi'el Shelumiel, a Biblical and Talmudic figure ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .