shegetz en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃeɪɡəts/
Etymology
From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets), from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination”).
Meanings
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(derogatory, sometimes) A gentile, a non-Jewish male.
And where is she now, that find! Hello, Pumpkin! Making some lucky shaygets a wonderful wife out there in middle America?
1969, Philip Roth, “The Most Prevalent Form of Degradation in Erotic Life”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 216:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shkutz | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shaygets | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shaigetz | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shkotzim | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shegitz | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shaigets | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shkotz | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shegetzes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
he שֶׁקֶץ (non-Jewish male) · de Schegez (non-Jewish male) · fr shegets (non-Jewish male) · cs škocim (non-Jewish male) · fr cheïguèts (non-Jewish male) · hu sejgec (non-Jewish male) · yi שייגעץ (non-Jewish male) · ru шейгец (non-Jewish male) · cs šejgec (non-Jewish male)