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Yiddish
Etymology
Alteration of שפּילכל (shpilkhl), from שפּיל (shpil) + ־ל (-l).
Noun
שפּילעכל • (shpilekhl) n, plural שפּילעכלעך (shpilekhlekh)
- Alternative form of שפּילכל (shpilkhl): toy, plaything
- (idiomatic) walk in the park
- ס׳אַ שפּילעכל! ― s'a shpilekhl! ― It's a walk in the park!
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “שפּילעכל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “It’s a walk in the park!”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN