Yiddish

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Etymology

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אָפּ־ (op-) +‎ קוועטשן (kvetshn). Compare German abquetschen.

Verb

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אָפּקוועטשן (opkvetshn) (past participle אָפּגעקוועטשט (opgekvetsht)) (perfective)

  1. to squeeze
  2. (figurative) to haggle for a lower price

Declension

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אָפּקוועטשן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אָפּקװעטשן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].