goyishkeit

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Pronunciations

goyishkeit (GOY-ish-kayt) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "This means that the book in your hotel room isn’t a symbol just of goyishkeit, the way an altar to some getchke would be. It’s a halfway point, poised between a’z mamash and lehavdil avodas H”Y that will be the chelek of the whole world very soon.." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גױיִשקײַט

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      goyishkait, goyishkayt, goyishkeyt

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