单词 | schlimazel |
释义 | schlimazel in British English (ʃlɪˈmɑːzəl) noun slang a person with no luck; someone who tends to do everything wrong schlimazel in American English (ʃlɪˈmɑːzəl) noun slang an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck Also: schlimazl, shlimazel, shlimazl Word origin [1945–50; ‹ Yiddish, equiv. to shlim bad (cf. MHG slimp wrong) + mazl luck ‹ ModHeb mazzāl]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fail-safe, individual medley, poison pill, regression analysis, shootout |
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