Gadje

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A non-Roma; a non-Romani person.

    "This is one of the things that makes this music Roma rap,” the musicians say in an interview. And, “[w]e also try to attack everyday racism and throw back in the gadjes' face what they say about us, Roma” (“Roma rap,” my translation)."

Synonyms

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gadjo

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"This is one of the things that makes this music Roma rap,” the musicians say in an interview. And, “[w]e also try to attack everyday racism and throw back in the gadjes' face what they say about us, Roma” (“Roma rap,” my translation)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo. Doublet of gadgie and gorger.

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