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schlemiel

schle·miel [ shlə ml ] (plural schle·miels) or schle·mihl [ shlə ml ] (plural schle·mihls)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's ability to cope or do things or somebody's failure to experience good fortune ( slang insult )

[Late 19th century. < Yiddish shlemiel]
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