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פֿאַרשפּיליעווען

פֿאַרשפּיליעווען
'to lose' (humorous)

ETYMOLOGY

A play on words: פֿאַרשפּיליען 'to button up' and פֿאַרשפּילן 'to lose' with the Slavic suffixe -eve-
The verbal suffix ־עווע־ is derived from the Polish suffixes -owa-, -ewa-, -ywa-, -iwa-.