kike

[ kahyk ]

nounSlang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Jewish religion or descent.

Origin of kike

1
First recorded in 1900–05; of obscure origin; the popular belief that it derives from a Yiddish word for “circle” is dubious

Words Nearby kike

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How to use kike in a sentence

  • The office was deluged with telephone calls, telegrams, and hate mail from people who called Susskind a “dirty red” and a “kike.”

    Nikita Khrushchev, Talk Show Guest | Stephen Battaglio | November 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He knows nothing of our common terms of disparagement, such as kike, wop, yap and rube.

    The American Language | Henry L. Mencken
  • In his mind he was saying: "A kike and a frog, that's a good combination."

    Three Soldiers | John Dos Passos
  • That damn kike may be a German spy or a secret-service officer.

    Three Soldiers | John Dos Passos
  • “No; only a kike lawyer is required now,” he said to himself, as he crossed the street and entered Central Park.

    The Crimson Tide | Robert W. Chambers
  • I always thought that kike's squeal on his boss was about the lowest-down play that ever happened.

    The Trimmed Lamp | O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for kike

kike

/ (kaɪk) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian slang an offensive word for Jew

Origin of kike

1
C20: probably variant of kiki, reduplication of -ki, common name-ending among Jews from Slavic countries

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