Pisha Paysha (Noun)
Meaning
(Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a child; the deck is place face down with one card face upward; players draw from the deck alternately hoping to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The elderly woman taught my kid pisha paysha using a worn-out deck in her backyard during summer visits.
- In rainy days, grandma and her grandson spent long hours playing pisha paysha by the fireplace.
- Learning pisha paysha as a child led to her passion for strategic card games later on.
- At family gatherings, younger cousins looked forward to learning and mastering pisha paysha from their elder relatives.
- Playing pisha paysha every evening before dinner had become an enjoyable routine for the two siblings during their school holidays.