shiksa
pronunciation
How to pronounce shiksa in British English: UK ['ʃɪksə]
How to pronounce shiksa in American English: US ['ʃɪksə]
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- Noun:
- a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women
Word Origin
- shiksa (n.)
- "gentile girl," in Jewish culture, dismissive or disparaging, 1892, from Yiddish shikse, from Hebrew siqsa, from sheqes "a detested thing" + fem. suffix -a.