polkes
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Definitions

  • n. Thighs (especially of a chicken or baby).

Example Sentences

  • "My favorite part of the chicken is the polkeys."

  • "Oy, look at this baby's polkies!"

  • "Don’t waste that big slice of white meat on me. I’ll eat the pulkes." (JPS)

  • "Pulkes is a sweet term that usually refers to cute, chubby baby thighs." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּאָלקע polke 'drumstick (of a fowl); thigh' (plural פּאָלקעס polkes)

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      polkies, polkeys, pulkes, pullkees, pulkees, polkees, pulkies, polkies

Notes

  • singular: 'polke'

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