SHIKSA


Meaning of SHIKSA in English

noun

or shik·se or shick·sa ˈshiksə

( -s )

Etymology: Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheykets, sheygets shegetz — more at shegetz

1. : a non-Jewish girl — often used disparagingly

goy and shiksa were not words for such as her — Stanley Sultan

2. : a Jewish girl who does not observe Jewish precepts — used especially by Jews

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