[wraymond]

Here’s an odd one. A last ditch attempt to learn the spelling of an old word from, I presume, Hebraic or Yiddish origins.

A dear, dear friend died some time ago and with him one of his favourite words, always used in desperation with someone’s exasperating habit of stirring trouble. I’ve only heard it spoken, so my phonetic attempts are all I can muster. Any help would be appreciated:
coquloffel pronounced as in ‘cockle offal’. Anybody have any idea?