פּאַשקעוויל

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish paszkwil, from the French pasquil, from Italian pasquinata. Cognate to English pasquinade (a satire or lampoon).[1]

Noun

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פּאַשקעוויל (pashkevilm, plural פּאַשקעווילן (pashkeviln)

  1. slanderous document; spoof, caricature
  2. a poster or broadside in a Haredi community; a pashkevil

References

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  1. ^ On Language by Philologos: A Nude Who Inspired Modesty. Jewish Daily Forward, August 01, 2003.