Moishe Kapoyr


(kap-oy-yer)
in yiddish, ‘moishe’ is a first name.

‘kapoyr’ means “backwards.
a moishe kapoyr is “mr. contrary” someone who must say and do the opposite of the majority – usually for spiteful or self-serving gains.
everybody wants to go out for italian but he insists on chinese! …what a moishe kapoyr!

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