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goyims en · NOUN

Etymology

Formed by the misinterpretation of goyim as a singular by people unfamiliar with Hebrew.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, nonstandard, plural, proscribed) plural of goy
    form of goy
    • The neo-Nazi David Duke claims that Jews despise "goyims" (non-Jews) and want them to remain subservient. 2017 March 18, Alexi Mostrous, “Advertising giant drops Google in storm over extremist videos”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026:
    • Not only that, their new beliefs taught by Paul and his disciples, were able to attract gentiles (Goyims) merely because of similarities with their pagan roots. 1992 June 30, <alach@mscf.med.upenn.edu>, “Re: The Koran Testimony”, in talk.religion.misc (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026, message-ID <1992Jun29.182341.1@mscf.med.upenn.edu>: