goyishe kop
Pronunciations
goyishe kop | (GOY-ihsh-eh KUHP) | listen |
Definitions
n. Someone who fails to use his/her head; a dull mind. Someone who thinks like a non-Jew. Lit. "non-Jewish head."
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
גוייִשער קאָפּ goisher kop 'lit. non-Jewish head'
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
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- Australia / New Zealand
- The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
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Alternative Spellings
goyisha kopf, goyisher kop, goyisheh kop
Notes
"kopf" is the German spelling.
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