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Yiddish
Etymology
Possibly directly from German Verkehr, or a deverbal from פֿאַרקערן (farkern, “to turn; to sweep”). Ultimately from Middle High German verkēren.
Noun
פֿאַרקער • (farker) m, plural פֿאַרקערן (farkern)
- traffic
- Synonym: טראַפֿיק (trafik)
- intercourse, interaction
- געשלעכטלעכער פֿאַרקער ― geshlekhtlekher farker ― sexual intercourse
- (euphemistic) Ellipsis of געשלעכטלעכער פֿאַרקער (geshlekhtlekher farker).
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿאַרקער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .