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goyishkeyt

goyishkeyt is the alternative spelling of goyishkeit.

Meaning of goyishkeit

Noun

goyishkeit (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism, rare) Non-Jewish culture, customs, lifestyle, and values.
    • “But what makes you think of such things now?” Asked Abbie. “Last week you were cheerful about everything, even the goyishkeit in America. What has happened?”1928, Abraham Burstein, The Ghetto Messenger, Bloch Publishing Company, pages 87—88

Questions about goyishkeyt

What is goyishkeyt the alternative spelling of?
Goyishkeyt is the alternative spelling of goyishkeit.

Words near goyishkeyt in the dictionary

  1. goyish
  2. goyishe
  3. goyishkait
  4. goyishkayt
  5. goyishkeit
  6. goyishkeyt
  7. goyishness
  8. goyle
  9. goyles
  10. goyloop
  11. goymobile

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