shiksa

noun shik·sa \ˈshik-sə\

Definition of SHIKSA

often disparaging : a non-Jewish girl or woman

: a Jewish girl or woman who does not observe Jewish precepts —used especially by Orthodox Jews

shik·sa or shik·se \ˈshik-sə\

Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheygets non-Jewish boy, from Hebrew sheqeṣ blemish, abomination

First Known Use: 1872

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