Where does “shegetz” come from?

shegetz (English) comes from Yiddish שייגעץ, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ — abomination, impure, object of loathing.

shegetz (English): A gentile, a non-Jewish male

Definitions

  1. A gentile, a non-Jewish male

Ancestry of “shegetz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשייגעץshegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible...
2Hebrewשֶׁקֶץabomination, impure, object of loathing
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