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Also, goi.
Origin:
1835–45; < Yiddish < Hebrew goi nation, non-Jew, Jew ignorant of the Jewish religion
1835–45; < Yiddish < Hebrew goi nation, non-Jew, Jew ignorant of the Jewish religion
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goy·ish, adjective
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goy
"gentile, non-Jew" (pl. goyim), 1835, from Heb. goy "people, nation;" in Mishnaic and Modern Heb., also "gentile."
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goy definition[goɪ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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