English Explanatory Dictionary

shiksa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.
  2. A sexually promiscuous gentile woman.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɪksə/

Word forms

shiksa shiksas schicksa shicksa shickse shikse shikseh shickster shakester

Etymology

From Yiddish שיקסע (shikse), which is partly derived from the Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination, impure, object of loathing”).

Related words

shegetz shiksappeal
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