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shegetz

she·getz

UK/ˈʃeɪɡəts/ uncommon

noun

1.

an offensive term for non-Jewish young man

  • “why does she like all those shkotzim?”

Origin

From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets), from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination”).

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