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shegetz

/ˈʃeɪɡəts/

shegetz noun: a gentile, a non-Jewish male.

Noun

shegetz (plural shkotzim or shegetzes)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A gentile, a non-Jewish male.
    • And where is she now, that find! Hello, Pumpkin! Making some lucky shaygets a wonderful wife out there in middle America?1969, Philip Roth, “The Most Prevalent Form of Degradation in Erotic Life”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 216

Forms of shegetz

pluralshkotzim
pluralshegetzes
alternative formshegitz
alternative formshaigetz
alternative formshaigets
alternative formshaygets
alternative formshkutz
alternative formshkotz

Origin of shegetz

From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets), from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination”).

Questions about shegetz

What does shegetz mean?
Shegetz means a gentile, a non-Jewish male.
What part of speech is shegetz?
Shegetz is a noun.
How do you pronounce shegetz?
Shegetz is pronounced /ˈʃeɪɡəts/.
What is the plural of shegetz?
The plural of shegetz is shkotzim.

Words near shegetz in the dictionary

  1. sheftalia
  2. Sheftall
  3. Sheftel
  4. Sheftels
  5. sheftsvo
  6. shegetz
  7. shegetzes
  8. shegoat
  9. shegoats
  10. Shehadeh
  11. Shehadehs

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