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shabbos goyim

shabbos goyim is the plural of shabbos goy.

Meaning of shabbos goy

Noun

shabbos goy (plural shabbos goys or shabbos goyim)

  1. A gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on Shabbat, such as kindling fire.
    • Sometimes the family was helped on the Sabbath by a shabbos goy who would light some candles in their house.
  2. (derogatory, offensive, white supremacy) A gentile who holds philo-Semitic views, and is perceived as being subservient to Jewish people.

Questions about shabbos goyim

What is shabbos goyim the plural of?
Shabbos goyim is the plural of shabbos goy.

Words near shabbos goyim in the dictionary

  1. shabbles
  2. shabbos
  3. Shabbos elevator
  4. Shabbos elevators
  5. shabbos goy
  6. shabbos goyim
  7. shabbos goys
  8. shabboses
  9. shabbosim
  10. shabby
  11. shabby chic

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