pisha paysha

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Definitions

  • n. A card game for two, usually played with a child.

Example Sentences

  • "That is strange - I remember Pisha Paysha as a card game that my grandmother used to play with me - don't ask me how it was played - that time is longer ago than I really want to admit.  The game you are referring to was called Cat's Cradle when I was growing up in New York - and I never played because I never felt comfortable with it." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּישע פּיישע pishe peyshe

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).

      Alternative Spellings

      pisha peisha, pisha peysha, pishe payshe, pishe peishe, pishe peyshe, pisheh paysheh, pisheh peisheh, pisheh peysheh

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