Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who is not Jewish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Jewish use, a nation.
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- noun A non-
Jew , aGentile .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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You, yourself limited the non-offensive use of the term goy to everyday Hebrew usage in that country.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Greg D you make mistakes by the bucketload here. the word goy is merely a word that describes a person who is not Jewish - I would have preferred the description non Jewish in Trumpeldors post but you are assuming negatives, as it seems is a regular thing for you.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Consider the word "goy" -- a gentile, or a non-Jew.
Amy Klein: The Real Myth -- and Gift -- of Jewish Chosenness 2010
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But this didn't stop her from being snobbish to me, and continuing to use the word "goy" - a pejorative term meaning "gentiles" - around me, which she knew offended me, since it disrespected a lot of people I loved.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Bitterroot04 2010
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Or maybe Matthew hopes to work for Haim Saban someday and doesn’t want to embarrass Haim by pointing out that Haim’s shabbos goy is looking somewhat. .er .. “shopworn”.
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The Yiddish word goy is loaded with negative associations, and the word shiksa, which everyone still uses, comes from Hebrew for “blemish,” according to Leo Rosten.
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The Yiddish word goy is loaded with negative associations, and the word shiksa, which everyone still uses, comes from Hebrew for “blemish,” according to Leo Rosten.
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The Yiddish word goy is loaded with negative associations, and the word shiksa, which everyone still uses, comes from Hebrew for “blemish,” according to Leo Rosten.
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The Yiddish word goy is loaded with negative associations, and the word shiksa, which everyone still uses, comes from Hebrew for "blemish," according to Leo Rosten.
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The destruction of a goy is the sole positive achievement which Roth bestows on his creation.
Philip Roth and the Jews: An Exchange Syrkin, Marie 1974
brtom commented on the word goy
" I told you not go with drunken goy ever."
Joyce, Ulysses, 15
January 28, 2007