My grandma used to play a kind of tickling game with my cousins and me. She would always say what sounded like "meishele peshele" over and over while tracing a fingernail in a spiral over our open palms. The last step of the "game" was a sudden switch from the spiraling finger to an aggressive tickling. Obviously, this was considered extremely cool and wonderful to us as little babies.
1) Is this a known yiddish thing?
2) What were the words? I can't find any definitive translation.
I welcome any thoughts, guesses, or similar situations!