S/Y

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Definitions

  • n. Syrian Jew.

Example Sentences

  • "I am half “J-Dub” and half “S/Y.” For those of you out of the Sephardic loop, “J-Dub” is short for “JW” or “Jew,” the slang term used in the Syrian Jewish Community to describe Ashkenazi Jews, and “S/Y” is the term Syrian Jews use to refer to themselves." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology

  • The letters S and Y, the first letters of the word "Syrian"

      • Who Uses This

      • Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      SY, S.Y., S-Y

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