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goy - What does it mean?

Definition of 'goy'

English

(wikipedia)

Alternative forms

* Goy * goi, Goi

Noun

  • A non-Jew, a Gentile.
  • * 1988 , :
  • I don’t think that marriage is working, but I’m not going to be stupid about it and say she shouldn’t have married a goy .

    Synonyms

    * gentile * minuth, minim * oved elilim * nokhri, nokhrim * amme haaretz * ger toshav * apikorosim * akum * shegetz, shkotzim

    Usage notes

    * This noun is sometimes taken to be offensive; speakers wishing to avoid offense may prefer the term (gentile) (sometimes capitalized as (Gentile)) or simply (term).

    Derived terms

    * antigoyism * anti-goyish

    Similar to 'goy'

    guy, gey, ghey, gay