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yid

American  
[yid] / yɪd /

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.

yid British  
/ jɪd /

noun

  1. offensive a derogatory word for a Jew

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Sensitive Note

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

Etymology

Origin of yid

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

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