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

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      SY, S.Y., S-Y

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