schemozzle

noun

sche·​moz·​zle

shə̇ˈmäzəl

plural -s

1

slang : a confused situation or affair : mess, muddle

2

slang : quarrel, row

Word History

Etymology

modification of Yiddish shlimazel bad luck, difficulty, misfortune, from shlim bad, ill (from Middle High German slimp awry, not right) + mazel luck, from Late Hebrew mazāl luck, fate, star

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