yid

[yid]

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noun Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.

Origin of yid

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

Usage note

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

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Contemporary Examples

You put the id back in Yid, Portnoy instructed, and you come to understand the “oy” in goy.
Who Is Philip Roth’s Portnoy Satirizing?
Bernard Avishai
August 28, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for yid

yid

noun

offensive, slang a derogatory word for a Jew

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for yid

Yid

generally derogatory term for a Jew, 1874, from Yiddish use, where it is complimentary (see Yiddish).