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A calque of Yiddish קאָזעבאָפּקעס (kozebupkes, “goat droppings”).
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A calque of Yiddish קאָזעבאָפּקעס (kozebupkes, “goat droppings”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.