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shabbos goys

shabbos goys 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.

Noun (1) capitalized: Shabbos Goys

Shabbos Goys

  1. (plural) plural of Shabbos Goy

Noun (2) capitalized: Shabbos goys

Shabbos goys

  1. (plural) plural of Shabbos goy

Questions about shabbos goys

What is shabbos goys the plural of?
Shabbos goys is the plural of shabbos goy.
What part of speech is shabbos goys?
Shabbos goys is a noun.

Words near shabbos goys in the dictionary

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

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