I must have pressed two buttons at once, he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl’s eye view of reality.
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Schlimazel
//ʃləˈmɑːzəl//
Synonyms for "schlimazel" (7 found)
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13 translations across 9 languages.
Danish
1 entries- ulykkesfugl noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Dutch
2 entries- pechvogel noun (a chronically unlucky person)
- schlemiel noun (a chronically unlucky person)
German
1 entries- Pechvogel noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Greek
2 entries- γκαντέμης noun (a chronically unlucky person)
- γρουσούζης noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Italian
1 entries- sfigato noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Polish
3 entries- nieudacznik noun (a chronically unlucky person)
- pechowiec noun (a chronically unlucky person)
- sierota noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- баксуз noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Spanish
1 entries- gafe noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Yiddish
1 entries- שלימזל noun (a chronically unlucky person)
Sample sentences
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On Jewish Heritage Day, there was ample time to debate whether the Mets are schlemiels or schlimazels with the home team down 8-1 after five. Fans were given shirts that read “Let’s Go Mets” in Hebrew, but “Oy vey!” was more appropriate.
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Hertz is an early contender for Wall Street’s schlimazel of the decade, the big unlucky lemon that just can’t seem to get anything right.
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