(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.
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.
by Unsunus2 August 13, 2010