"Pf-" doesn't occur in true Yiddish (though it certainly would in the Austro-Bavarian colloquial found at some level throughout the old Empire and in many ways similar to the Germanic base of Yiddish). I suspect we're talking about a "whoopee cushion" scenario, "Sessel-furzen" (German: "chair-fart")...
Charles Polák
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Dear all,
Does anyone recognise "Sessel pfortzer" as a Yiddish construction? It's from a series of "Berliner" sayings being shared with a friend. This particular saying is a little unsavory, so pardon me if I don't share the whole thing!
Her family was Jewish through her father (now secular), so my friend has her suspicions....
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