Hymie

[ hahy-mee ]

/ ˈhaɪ mi /

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noun Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jewish male.

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Origin of Hymie

Hym(an) or Yiddish khaim a male personal name (<Hebrew ḥayyīm literally, life) + -ie

Thus rebuked, Abe paid over the sixty dollars, and Hymie and he went back to the store.
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"I thought you always got along pretty good with Sam, Hymie," Abe mumbled through a mouthful of dill pickle.
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To end the discussion effectually he went to the cutting-room upstairs and remained there when Hymie rang up.
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Indeed, Abe had hardly returned to the show-room before Hymie entered the store door.
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"Hymie Kotzen is inside the show-room," Abe explained when Morris appeared in answer to his summons.
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