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noun(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
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unfortunateunfortunate person
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shlimazel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shlimazel
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“shlimazel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shlimazel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shlimazel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shlimazel.
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