shiksa
/ˈʃɪksə/
shiksa noun: a non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.
Noun
shiksa (plural shiksas)
- A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.
- A Shickse, that wasn't bad enough? What's worse, you ask? A black man? Well this daughter of mine had to find herself a black woman in order to spite me. That I should never rest easy in my grave.1981 February 14, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voices in the Night”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 8
- A sexually promiscuous gentile woman.
Forms of shiksa
| plural | shiksas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | schicksa |
| alternative form | shicksa |
| alternative form | shickse |
| alternative form | shikse |
| alternative form | shikseh |
| alternative form | shickster |
| alternative form | shakester |
Origin of shiksa
From Yiddish שיקסע (shikse), which is partly derived from the Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination, impure, object of loathing”).
Questions about shiksa
- What does shiksa mean?
- Shiksa means a non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.
- What part of speech is shiksa?
- Shiksa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shiksa?
- Shiksa is pronounced /ˈʃɪksə/.
- What is the plural of shiksa?
- The plural of shiksa is shiksas.
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