farpotshket

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Pronunciations

farpotshket (far-PAHTSH-kit)

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Definitions

  • adj. Messed up, sloppy; completely ruined as a result of attempts to fix a minor imperfection.

Example Sentences

  • “This software was a little buggy until your programmers tried to fix it, now it is royally farpotshket." (source)

  • “Farpotshket: Sunday, 11 a.m. in the church sanctuary, the Rev. Stephen Furrer will preach on how we sometimes make things worse when we try to make them better.” (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פאַרפּאָשקעט farpotshket

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      farpochket, farpotshkit, farpochkit, farpatshket

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