Etymology

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Yiddish פּאַטשקען
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromפּאַטשקען
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromפּאַטשקען
  3. English todaypotchky

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאַטשקען (patshken, “to daub, smear”).

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