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What Is the Difference Between a Shlemiel and a Shlimazel?
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What Is the Difference Between a Shlemiel and a Shlimazel?
Yiddish has a plethora of unflattering words for different personality types, including nudnik, shmendrik, shlump, shmo, nebbish, klutz, putz, pisher, alte kaker, Chaim Yankl, Kuni Leml, shmuck and shnorer. Two more that could be added to this list are often confused: shlemiel and shlimazel. The former is someone who is foolish, the latter is someone who is unlucky. But in both cases, the person in question too often ends up in sticky situations…
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