English Explanatory Dictionary

shegetz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gentile, a non-Jewish male.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪɡəts/

Word forms

shegetz shkotzim shegetzes shegitz shaigetz shaigets shaygets shkutz shkotz

Etymology

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

Related words

shiksa
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