יאָשקע פּאַנדרע

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

The first part from יאָשקע (yoshke), a Yiddish diminutive for יוסף (yosef, yoysef, Joseph), as though it were a nickname for ישו (yeshu, Jesus). The second part from Mishnaic Hebrew פַּנְדֵּירָא (pandērā), from Latin Panthera, the name of the Roman soldier alleged by some to have fathered Jesus.

Proper noun edit

יאָשקע פּאַנדרע (yoshke pandrem

  1. (euphemistic, derogatory) Jesus