shik·sa also shik·se (sh k s )n. Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a non-Jewish girl or woman. [Yiddish shikse, feminine of shegetz, shegetz; see shegetz.] |
shiksa [ˈʃɪksə]
n Often derogatory (used by Jews)
1. a non-Jewish girl
2. a Jewish girl who fails to live up to traditional Jewish standards
[Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheygets non-Jewish youth, from Hebrew sheqes defect]
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| Noun | 1. | shiksa - a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
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