Koufax [Sandy Koufax, the Jewish Hall of Fame pitcher, sat out the first game of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur] (v): to forgo an important sporting event because it coincides with a religious holiday
In the first episode of season eight of
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry accuses Marty, a newly observant Jew, of "
Koufaxing us" because Marty refuses to play in the golf tournament because it falls on the Sabbath.
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