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heeb

/hiːb/

heeb noun: a Jew.

Noun (1)

heeb (plural heebs)

  1. (US, dated, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) A Jew.
    • Most of the famous and up-and-coming performers of the day […] were heebs, and the boys had the feeling that we should all stick together and not knock the big names of "our" race.1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Quit Foolin’ with That Comb”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 49
    Synonyms:
    Hymie, kike, sheeny, shylock

Noun (2) capitalized: Heeb

Heeb (plural Heebs)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of heeb.

Synonyms of heeb

Forms of heeb

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alternative formhebe
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Origin of heeb

Clipping of Hebrew.

Words formed from heeb

Words that rhyme with heeb

Questions about heeb

What does heeb mean?
Heeb means a Jew.
What part of speech is heeb?
Heeb is a noun.
How do you pronounce heeb?
Heeb is pronounced /hiːb/.
What is the plural of heeb?
The plural of heeb is heebs.

Words near heeb in the dictionary

  1. hee-hawed
  2. hee-hawing
  3. hee-haws
  4. hee-hee
  5. heead
  6. heeb
  7. heebee geebees
  8. heebee jeebees
  9. heebee-geebees
  10. heebee-jeebees
  11. heebeegeebees

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