potchky

P3O1T1C3H4K5Y4

verb

to work in an amateur fashion for little gain

OriginYiddish פּאַטשקען →
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Meanings

verbpotchky (third-person singular simple present potchkies, present participle potchkying, simple past and past participle potchkied)

present singular third person potchkies · participle present potchkying · participle past potchkied · past potchkied

  1. to work in an amateur fashion for little gain
  2. to tinker

Origin

  1. Yiddishפּאַטשקען
  2. Yiddishפּאַטשקען
  3. Englishpotchky

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

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APA

potchky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potchky

MLA

“potchky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potchky. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potchky,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potchky.

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