Yid

//jɪd// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Yid. alt-of
  2. 2
    A Jew. informal

    "Erdman's response is confessional, 'I am a Yid... I am! My father was a Yid. Please believe me!' (p. 211)."

  3. 3
    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew wordnet
  4. 4
    A Jew. derogatory, slang

    "“You're a fucking Jew, Grünbaum!” Frege yelled. “A miserable, fucking Yid.”"

  5. 5
    A supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. informal

Synonyms

All synonyms
heebhymiejewkikekikesheeny

Example

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"In Yiddish, there aren't Jews who are Poles; there are Jews from Poland. A Pole is a Polyak, while a Polish Jew is a Poylisher Yid, or Poylisher for short."

Etymology

From Yiddish ייִד (yid, “Jew”). Doublet of Jew.

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