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Shlimazel

Description:

Shlimazel is a Yiddish term used to describe a chronically unlucky or clumsy person. It refers to someone who constantly finds themselves in unfortunate situations or suffers from a string of misfortunes.

Sample Sentences:

Noun - "My brother is such a shlimazel, he always breaks something when he comes over."

Noun - "Poor Joe seems to have become a shlimazel lately, getting stuck in traffic, losing his keys, and catching a cold, all in the same week."

Adjective - "Despite his shlimazel tendencies, he always manages to keep a good sense of humor."

Adjective - "She had a shlimazel day at work, spilling coffee on her laptop and accidentally deleting an important file."

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