kike

[ kahyk ]

/ kaɪk /

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noun Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Jewish religion or descent.

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Origin of kike

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

Kievan, kif, kiff, Kigali, Kigoma-Ujiji, kike, Kikládhes, kikoi, Kikongo, kikumon, Kikuyu

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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|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

US and Canadian slang an offensive word for Jew

Word Origin for kike

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

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