schlimazel

1. (colloquial, chiefly US) A chronically unlucky person.Examples: "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."; "Hertz is an early contender for Wall Street’s schlimazel of the decade, the big unlucky lemon that just can’t seem to get anything right."UScolloquial