shegetz

[ shey-gits ]

noun

, Yiddish: Often Disparaging.

, plural shkotz·im [shkawt, -sim].

1. a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a boy or man who is not Jewish.
2. a term used especially a Jew to refer to a Jewish boy or man whose attitudes and behavior are felt to resemble those of a gentile.
3. a term used by an observant Jew to refer to a Jewish man who is not religious or is ignorant of Judaism.

Sensitive Note

See shiksa.