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Where does “Schickse” come from?

Schickse (German) comes from Yiddish שיקסע, from Yiddish שייגעץ, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ — abomination, impure, object of loathing.

Schickse (German): shiksa; woman

Definitions

  1. shiksa; woman

Ancestry of “Schickse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשיקסעshiksa
2Yiddishשייגעץshegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible...
3Hebrewשֶׁקֶץabomination, impure, object of loathing
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