goy

[ goi ]

/ gɔɪ /

noun, plural goy·im [goi-im], /ˈgɔɪ ɪm/, goys.Usually Disparaging.

a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.

a term used by an observant Jew to refer to a Jew who is not religious or is ignorant of Judaism.

Sometimes goi .

Origin of goy

First recorded in 1835–45; from Yiddish, from Hebrew goi “nation, non-Jew, Jew ignorant of the Jewish religion”

usage note for goy

Use of this term usually implies a contempt for non-Jews as being different from or even inferior to Jews: Only a goy would use such faulty logic. goy is rarely used in a neutral, descriptive way as a synonym for gentile , though that is its meaning in Yiddish and Hebrew. In another usually disparaging usage, goy is applied to a Jew who is not observant.

OTHER WORDS FROM goy

goyish, adjective

Words nearby goy

gowl, gown, gownsman, go wrong, gox, goy, Goya, Goya, Francisco, Goyen, goyish, gozzle

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Example sentences from the Web for goy

The narrator calls two of the men "Bill the Goy" and "Clyde the Schlub."
Must Read New Fiction: ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Men in Space,’ ‘The O’Briens,’ ‘Hot Pink’|Chloë Schama, Jacob Silverman, Wendy Smith, Daniel Roberts|March 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Two in particular, Agasaki and Goy, are thus described by Kmpfer.
The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger
In the eyes of the Goy he's something peculiar, something disgraceful!
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank
The indefatigable litigant, the brilliant engineer, to whom ideas, goy!
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend

Itzig says he is without a beard and looks more like a goy (gentile) than like one of our own people.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith
Truly the wise man's proverb is just: "Sedaukauh teromain goy, veh-ka-sade le-u-meem khahmaut."
General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States|Joseph Smith

British Dictionary definitions for goy

goy

/ (ɡɔɪ) /

noun plural goyim (ˈɡɔɪɪm) or goys

a Jewish word for a gentile

Derived forms of goy

goyish, adjective

Word Origin for goy

from Yiddish, from Hebrew goi people

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单词	goy
释义	goy [ goi ] / gɔɪ / noun, plural goy·im [goi-im], /ˈgɔɪ ɪm/, goys.Usually Disparaging. a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish. a term used by an observant Jew to refer to a Jew who is not religious or is ignorant of Judaism. Sometimes goi . Origin of goy First recorded in 1835–45; from Yiddish, from Hebrew goi “nation, non-Jew, Jew ignorant of the Jewish religion” usage note for goy Use of this term usually implies a contempt for non-Jews as being different from or even inferior to Jews: Only a goy would use such faulty logic. goy is rarely used in a neutral, descriptive way as a synonym for gentile , though that is its meaning in Yiddish and Hebrew. In another usually disparaging usage, goy is applied to a Jew who is not observant. OTHER WORDS FROM goy goyish, adjective Words nearby goy gowl, gown, gownsman, go wrong, gox, goy, Goya, Goya, Francisco, Goyen, goyish, gozzle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goy The narrator calls two of the men "Bill the Goy" and "Clyde the Schlub." Must Read New Fiction: ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Men in Space,’ ‘The O’Briens,’ ‘Hot Pink’\|Chloë Schama, Jacob Silverman, Wendy Smith, Daniel Roberts\|March 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Two in particular, Agasaki and Goy, are thus described by Kmpfer. The History of Prostitution\|William W. Sanger In the eyes of the Goy he's something peculiar, something disgraceful! Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch\|Ulrich Frank The indefatigable litigant, the brilliant engineer, to whom ideas, goy! The Entailed Hat\|George Alfred Townsend Itzig says he is without a beard and looks more like a goy (gentile) than like one of our own people. Rabbi and Priest\|Milton Goldsmith Truly the wise man's proverb is just: "Sedaukauh teromain goy, veh-ka-sade le-u-meem khahmaut." General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States\|Joseph Smith British Dictionary definitions for goy goy / (ɡɔɪ) / noun plural goyim (ˈɡɔɪɪm) or goys a Jewish word for a gentile Derived forms of goy goyish, adjective Word Origin for goy from Yiddish, from Hebrew goi people Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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