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(Created page with "{{Key|Yiddish slang}} '''goy''' n., pl. '''goy•im''' Usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying a contempt for the attitudes, traits, and customs of non-Jews. It is loxism, the dame as using "Nigger". Although it almost always connotes a large degree of condescension, again, just like "nigger". Usually the context, such as the use of a qualifying adjective, will show the intent of the speaker. —n. Disparaging. (a loxist term...") |
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n., pl. '''goy•im''' | n., pl. '''goy•im''' | ||
Usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying a contempt for the attitudes, traits, and customs of non- | Usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying a contempt for the attitudes, traits, and customs of non-[[jew]]s. It is [[loxism]], the same as using "Nigger". Although it almost always connotes a large degree of condescension, again, just like "[[black people|nigger]]". Usually the context, such as the use of a qualifying adjective, will show the intent of the speaker. | ||
—n. Disparaging. | —n. Disparaging. | ||
(a [[loxism|loxist]] term used to refer to a gentile or non- | (a [[loxism|loxist]] term used to refer to a gentile or non-jewish person.) | ||
[[Category:Definitions]] | [[Category:Definitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:58, 19 December 2023
Yiddish slang
goy
n., pl. goy•im
Usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying a contempt for the attitudes, traits, and customs of non-jews. It is loxism, the same as using "Nigger". Although it almost always connotes a large degree of condescension, again, just like "nigger". Usually the context, such as the use of a qualifying adjective, will show the intent of the speaker.
—n. Disparaging. (a loxist term used to refer to a gentile or non-jewish person.)