schlemihl
/ʃləˈmiːl/
noun
- Alternative spelling of schlemiel; a clumsy, unlucky person who habitually makes mistakes or suffers mishaps.
- In Yiddish folklore, the schlemihl is the one who always spills the soup.
- My friend is a total schlemihl — he locked his keys in the car twice this week.
- The old joke goes: a schlemihl spills the soup, and a schlimazel gets spilled on.