SCHLIMAZEL


Meaning of SCHLIMAZEL in English

/shli mah"zeuhl/ , n. Slang.

an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.

Also, schlimazl, shlimazel, shlimazl .

[ 1945-50; shlim bad (cf. MHG slimp wrong) + mazl luck mazzal ]

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