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Meaning of goy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ɡɔɪ/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية أَغْيَار جوي
Čeština Goj
Deutsch Goi Nichtjude
Español goy
Français Gentil goï goy
עברית גּוֹי
Italiano Goy
日本語 こい
Nederlands goj niet-Jood
Polski goj
Português gói goy
Русский гой

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
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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