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adj. "In the manner or style of a non-Jewish person" (JPS), especially something WASPy or "white bread."
"I can't believe she bought that tablecloth - it's so goyish!"
"All Drake's cakes are goyish. Pumpernickel is Jewish. White bread is very goyish. Instant potatoes - goyish. Black cherry soda is very Jewish. Macaroons are very Jewish - very Jewish cake. Fruit salad is Jewish. Lime jello is goyish. Lime soda is very goyish." (Lenny Bruce routine about which foods are Jewish and which are goyish, as quoted in an article in Moment magazine)
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Yiddish גוייִש goyish 'gentile, non-Jewish'
goyishe
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