kapores

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German

Etymology

Rotwelsch, from Yiddish כּפּרות (kapores), from Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kapporet). Compare Yiddish קאַפּויער (kapoyer, upside down). Influenced by kaputt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpoːʁəs/
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Adjective

kapores (strong nominative masculine singular kaporeser, not comparable)

  1. (informal, dated) broken, damaged; defective
    • 1911, Hermann Löns, chapter 18, in Kraut und Lot:
      Erstens schießt du das Spiel kapores, zweitens das Gescheide, und deine Frau Gemahlin oder die Köchin machen hinterher einen Riesen- oder Abgottskrach über die Ferkelei von wegen der zu Heringssalat zerschossenen Gedärme nebst Inhalt, []
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    • 1922, Hugo Bettauer, Die Stadt ohne Juden:
      Und Steirerhüteln dazu nicht vergessen und genagelte Schuhe! Und die Konditorei verwandeln wir langsam, aber sicher in eine Stehbierhalle mit heißen Würsteln. Mir ist schon alles egal, so kapores oder so!
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