This is the 10168th most frequent German word.
pfeife
Pipe or whistle.
Here, 'Pfeife' refers to a whistle or an instrument used to make a sound, commonly associated with sports officiating.
Die Pfeife des Schiedsrichters ertönte laut.
The referee's whistle sounded loudly.
In this sentence, 'Pfeife' means a smoking pipe, typically used for consuming tobacco.
Er raucht seine alte Pfeife jeden Abend.
He smokes his old pipe every evening.
Here, 'Pfeife' is used metaphorically as a colloquial expression to describe someone who is inept or incompetent at something.