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goyim

goyim

5 9.9
People who are not Jewish, often used as an insult
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɔɪɪm/
  • NSFW
translation icon : goyim
  • Many stereotypes exist about the goyim, but it's important to view each individual as unique.
  • goyim call

You mean the people who killed our Lord And the Jews were like what you're bringing the goyim into?

Examples

  • "It's what the goyim call—a mourning," his father pointed out heartily.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The whole theatre is put on to let the goyim believe he lives in a democracy.

    Blog text (31)

  • How do the goyim do this?

    Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

  • From the army, I found out a thing about the goyim, and that thing I carry with me all my life.

    Academic text (2007)

  • What will the goyim think?

    Academic text (2012)

  • If I wanna marry goyim, I'll marry goyim!

    The Big Hit (1998)

  • What do you know about this goyim?

    Snatch (2000)

  • They are gonna love you, just as soon as they get over the whole goyim factor.

    The Big Hit (1998)

  • If you forget you're a Jew, my father used to say, the goyim will always remind you.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Leave all that to the goyim," Grandmother interrupted him in Yiddish.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

gentile
vsgoyim
14 7.7

A person who is not Jewish, often mentioned in the Bible or in history

is broader but can also be used offensively in some contexts
goy
vsgoyim
  • NSFW
6 9.3

A person who is not Jewish, often a Christian

is similar but may be more informal or carry rude connotations
non-Jew
vsgoyim
6.3

A person who is not Jewish

is the same but can be used offensively in some situations

Surface Forms

goyim singular
goyim plural

Etymology

Goyim comes from the Hebrew word goy, which means 'nation'. Over time it came to mean 'people who are not Jewish', so it can be used simply or as an insult.