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shegetz

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[shay-gits] / ˈʃeɪ gɪts /

noun

Yiddish: Often Disparaging.
  • shkotzim
    plural
  1. a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a boy or man who is not Jewish.

  2. a term used especially a Jew to refer to a Jewish boy or man whose attitudes and behavior are felt to resemble those of a gentile.

  3. a term used by an observant Jew to refer to a Jewish man who is not religious or is ignorant of Judaism.


Sensitive Note

See shiksa.

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