goy gamur

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Definitions

  • n. A Jew without any Jewish faith or knowledge.

Example Sentences

  • "By the time the Nazis arrived in Lodzh, I was a ‘goy gamur’. I didn’t even keep Shabbos and I was an avowed communist." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH גּוֹי גָּמוּר goy gamur > Y גױ־גמור goy-gomer

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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      Alternative Spellings

      goy gomer

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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