Hah, I was well supprised when someone told me what it means these days....
... I was with a mate and asked her if she fancied a quick nosh.

Nosh is a yiddish word to snack on something bad for you, or to eat when you're not hungry.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:27, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

What a schlamassel.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:36, Reply)

Donno that one.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:38, Reply)

And you call yourself a Jew....

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:38, Reply)

Hah, it's probably an american-jewish expression, the language has loads of veriations depending on your family's region/history.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:41, Reply)

It's usually spelt "schlimazel".
No it's not, that means an unlucky person. I'm talking bollocks again.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:47, Reply)

The closest I can think of to that would be Schnitzel, which is basicly a chicken escolop.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:49, Reply)

Silly
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Schlamassel
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 10 Feb 2012, 21:50, Reply)

There was a word my Dad used a lot to mean the same thing, which also meant something else in turkish.
BUt for the life of me I can't remember it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 10 Feb 2012, 22:19, Reply)