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yid
[ yid ]
noun
, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
yid
/ jɪd /
noun
- offensive.a derogatory word for a Jew
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Sensitive Note
Although this is a highly offensive slur in English, the Yiddish word from which the English word derives is not derogatory.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yid1
C20: probably from Yiddish, from Middle High German Jude Jew
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Example Sentences
You put the id back in Yid, Portnoy instructed, and you come to understand the “oy” in goy.
From The Daily Beast
In the assemblies of lords and influential men, the Say-yid occupies the chief seats, and are always served first.
From Project Gutenberg
He cannot forbear from seeing the counterpart of the Peabody Yid in imperial Rome.
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A Say-yid's punishment must come through the leader of that order.
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I once met a Say-yid in my father's vineyard and he asked a portion.
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The Say-yid's turban is to them more precious than a kingly crown.
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