The story
- Yiddish · derived fromאויפֿן טיש“on the table”
- English todayoofy
From oof + -y. Oof is a clipping of ooftish, from Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish, “on the table”) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”).
Words from the same roots
Yiddishאויפֿן טיש all →
ooftish
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.