פּוסט־און־פּאַס
פּוסטעפּאַס, פּוסטעפּאַסנע
'idle'

ETYMOLOGY

Old Polish pustopas.
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A unique Yiddish compound based on Ukrainian пустий 'idle; empty; deserted' + пасти 'to pasture' (a root also found in פּאַסטעך 'shepherd'). The Ukrainian formation is пустопаш 'without a shepherd, unguided', ходити пустопаш 'to wander around (without guidance)' (based on the related word паша 'pasture, pasturage; feed' (also in Yiddish, see פּאַשע, also פּאַשען).