Hymie

[hahy-mee]

noun Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jewish male.

Origin of Hymie

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

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Historical Examples of hymie

"I'm an anthro-apologist, Hymie, like Mr. Kipling," the Captain said.
Blind Man's Lantern
Allen Kim Lang
"I never seen nothing like it," he reported to his friend, Hymie Solomon.
Little Aliens
Myra Kelly
And you know as well as I do, Hymie, selling goods never was work to me.
Potash & Perlmutter
Montague Glass
Hymie's a good feller, Mawruss, and a smart business man, too.
Potash & Perlmutter
Montague Glass
"I hope them diamonds is worth it," he murmured, handing the check to Hymie.
Potash & Perlmutter
Montague Glass

Word Origin and History for hymie

"Jewish male" (derogatory), by early 1980s, apparently originally among black Americans, from common Jewish masc. proper name Hymie, a pet form of Hyman, from Hebrew, literally "life" (the masc. counterpart of Eve).