2006-12-08 02:33:55 · 3 answers · asked by Curtis C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The word is indeed a vulgar Yiddish term for penis, and can also be spelled "puts."
Yiddish language scholar Michael Wex writes, "The root of the word can be found in the standard medical term for the one thing that a circumcized Jewish puts never has." It's the same as "-puce" in the English word prepuce. This comes from prae + putium, Latin for before + swelling, or foreskin.
2006-12-08 03:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by blalskdja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is from Yiddish slang. It refers to the 'male member' as it were.
2006-12-08 02:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not exactly sure, but want to think it originated our of the jewish culture used to degrade somebody.
2006-12-08 02:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by Chrispy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋