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Where does “שייגעץ” come from?

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

שייגעץ (Yiddish): shegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible...

Definitions

  1. shegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible...

Ancestry of “שייגעץ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֶׁקֶץabomination, impure, object of loathing

Words derived from “שייגעץ”

  • shiksa
  • shegetz
  • shiksappeal
  • shikse
  • shikse
  • Schickse
  • sjikse
  • siksa
  • siksze
  • שיקסע
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