פּאַשקעוויל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּאַשקוויל (pashkvil)
• פּאַסקוויל (paskvil)

Etymology

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

Noun

פּאַשקעוויל • (pashkevil) m, plural פּאַשקעווילן (pashkeviln)

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