• ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org
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    22 hours ago

    I looked it up again:
    It’s derived from the Yiddish word “Schofel” which itself is already an insult and closer to the German word “Lump” and the English “rascal”(?).

    If you want a literal translation for Schofseckl I’d go for “sack full of useless rags”.

    And Seckl < Säckle < Sack would be perfect for scrotum too

    No, the meaning of “Sack” alone, without context is that of a soft, loosely shaped container. If “Sack” is used as a short version for “Hodensack” then yes, it can be used as an insult but that’s not the case here.
    “Seckl” is more similar to the Bavarian/Austrian “Sackl” or “Packl” it’s just a bag.