Where does “shiksa” come from?
shiksa (English) comes from Yiddish שיקסע, from Yiddish שייגעץ, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ — abomination, impure, object of loathing.
shiksa (English): A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is...
Definitions
- A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is...
Ancestry of “shiksa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שיקסע | shiksa |
| 2 | Yiddish | שייגעץ | shegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible... |
| 3 | Hebrew | שֶׁקֶץ | abomination, impure, object of loathing |
Words derived from “shiksa”