n.
Variant: or shik · se
Pronunciation: ' shik-s ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheygets non-Jewish boy, from Hebrew sheqe ș blemish, abomination
Date: 1872
1 often disparaging : a non-Jewish girl or woman
2 : a Jewish girl or woman who does not observe Jewish precepts ― used especially by Orthodox Jews