Yid
/jɪd/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Yid. alt-of
- 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 (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew wordnet
- 4 A Jew. derogatory, slang
"“You're a fucking Jew, Grünbaum!” Frege yelled. “A miserable, fucking Yid.”"
- 5 A supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. informal
Synonyms
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More examples"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.