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noun
A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism, derogatory, often
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sexually promiscuous gentile woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: shikse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
History
From Yiddish שיקסע (shikse), which is partly derived from the Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination, impure, object of loathing”).
Across languages
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