schofel

Meaning

sordid, paltry, mean

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

boofer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, “shabby”), which is from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl).

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