Halloween is goyish Purim.
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Goyish
//ˈɡɔɪ.ɪʃ//
Synonyms for "goyish" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (5)
Adjective(2 words)
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1 entriesderived from
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1 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 3 languages.
Esperanto
2 entries- goja adj (not Jewish)
- nejuda adj (not Jewish)
Russian
1 entries- го́йский adj (not Jewish)
Yiddish
1 entries- גוייִש adj (not Jewish)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
While any goyish woman can be a shiksa, the word is pretty much only applied to young, beautiful, available women.
Source: tatoeba (13247404)
A Yiddish term for bad luck is "yidish mazel", or "Jewish luck." The corresponding term for good luck is "goyish mazel."
Source: tatoeba (13575390)
"Fruit salad is Jewish. Lime Jell-O is goyish. ... Italians are Jewish. Greeks are Goyish..."
Source: wiktionary
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