shegetz
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English
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Etymology
From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets), from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination”).
Pronunciation
Noun
shegetz (plural shkotzim or shegetzes)
- (sometimes derogatory) A gentile, a non-Jewish male.
- 1969, Philip Roth, “The Most Prevalent Form of Degradation in Erotic Life”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 216:
- And where is she now, that find! Hello, Pumpkin! Making some lucky shaygets a wonderful wife out there in middle America?
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Translations
non-Jewish male
References
- ^ Fred Kogos, Dictionary of Yiddish Slang and Idioms (1968, →ISBN
- ^ “shegetz”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- ^ “shegetz”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.