מִלּוּאִימְנִיקmiluimnik meaning in Hebrew
the perpetual reservist, the guy who keeps getting called back up · noun
Also spelled in English: miluimnick
Every Israeli family has one: the guy you can't book for anything in advance, because the army still has his number. He shows up to the holiday meal straight from the bus, dusty, starving, and nobody asks questions.
אחי הוא מילואימניק ותיק, כל שנה הוא נעלם לשלושה שבועות וחוזר עם סיפורים.
“My brother is a veteran miluimnik — every year he disappears for three weeks and comes back with stories.”
Who is the miluimnik in your life — or is it you?