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yid

[ yid ]
/ yɪd /

noun Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.

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Origin of yid

1885–90; <Yiddish yidJew; compare Middle High German jude, jüde

usage note for yid

Although this is a highly offensive slur in English, the Yiddish word from which the English word derives is not derogatory.

Words nearby yid

YHVH, YHz, yi, Yibin, Yichang, yid, yidaki, Yiddish, Yiddisher, Yiddishism, Yiddishkeit
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British Dictionary definitions for yid

yid
/ (jɪd) /

noun

offensive, slang a derogatory word for a Jew

Word Origin for yid

C20: probably from Yiddish, from Middle High German Jude Jew
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