schlimazel

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מזל (mazzāl, “luck”)

1. A chronically unlucky person.

   “I must have pressed two buttons at once, he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl’s eye view of reality.”

   “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.”