צעפּוקעניש

Yiddish

Etymology

צע־ (tse-) +‎ פּוקען (puken) +‎ ־ניש (-nish).

Noun

צעפּוקעניש • (tsepukenish) n, plural צעפּוקענישן (tsepukenishn)

  1. (with אויף (oyf)) spite
    און אױף צעפּוקעניש די אַלע שׂונאים וואָס ווילן אונדז פֿאַרשוואַרצן אונדזער פּנים
    un oyf tsepukenish di ale sonim vos viln undz farshvartsn undzer ponim
    and in spite of our enemies who would trample our faces into the dirt
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