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goy

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡɔɪ

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of goy.
    alt-of
  3. A non-Jew, a gentile.
  4. Synonym of shabbos goy (“a gentile thought to be subservient to Jewish people”)

Equivalents

Españolgoy
FrançaisGentilgoïgoy
12 more languages
ČeštinaGoj
Esperantoĝojonejudo
فارسیگوی
עבריתגּוֹי
Magyargój
ItalianoGoy
日本語こい
Nederlandsgojniet-Jood
Polskigoj
Portuguêsgóigoy
Русскийгой

Examples

“I don’t think that marriage is working, but I’m not going to be stupid about it and say she shouldn’t have married a goy.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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