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shegetz

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈʃeɪɡəts/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A gentile, a non-Jewish male.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an offensive term for non-Jewish young man

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • why does she like all those shkotzim?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gentile, non-Jew, goy

History

Etymology

From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets), from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: šejgec — non-Jewish male
  • Czech: škocim — non-Jewish male
  • French: cheïguèts — non-Jewish male
  • French: shegets — non-Jewish male
  • German: Schegez — non-Jewish male
  • Hebrew: שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ) — non-Jewish male
  • Hungarian: sejgec — non-Jewish male
  • Russian: шейгец (šejgec) — non-Jewish male
  • Yiddish: שייגעץ (sheygets) — non-Jewish male