schlimazel

schli·ma·zel

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shli-mah-zuh l]
- /ʃlɪˈmɑ zəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shli-mah-zuh l]
- /ʃlɪˈmɑ zəl/

Definitions of schlimazel word

noun schlimazel an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck. 1
noun schlimazel a person with no luck, someone who tends to do everything wrong 0

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Origin of schlimazel

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

1945-50; < Yiddish, equivalent to shlim bad (compare Middle High German slimp wrong) + mazl luck < Modern Hebrew mazzāl

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Parts of speech for Schlimazel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Schlimazel

schlimazel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

schlimazel usage trend in Literature

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