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Shabbas goy

American  
[shah-buhs goi] / ˈʃɑ bəs ˌgɔɪ /

noun

Yiddish.

  1. a gentile who performs tasks for Jews in the home or synagogue on the Sabbath or on a holy day that are forbidden Jews on such occasions, as turning on the lights or heat.

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