Shlamazel
(n) An unfortunate loser. Typically you see “shlamazel” translated as “fool” because it’s the closest thing the English language has to offer. Yiddish is heavy into negative terminology and, not surprisingly, offers a healthy array of vocabulary for the many, many specific kinds of fools. (Very specific!) Shlamazel refers to the unlucky fool. A more appropriate translation might be “loser” but that probably seems a tad mean, even for us.