Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. A Jew.
  

• n. (especially in Great Britain; derogatory) A term used by non-Jews for a Jewish person.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• Yiddish ייִד, 'a Jew (male)'
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Younger: Jews in their 30s or younger
• Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• Australia / New Zealand
• South Africa

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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