kike

[ kahyk ]

nounSlang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Jewish religion or descent.

Origin of kike

1
First recorded in 1900–05; of obscure origin; the popular belief that it derives from a Yiddish word for “circle” is dubious

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British Dictionary definitions for kike

kike

/ (kaɪk) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian slang an offensive word for Jew

Origin of kike

1
C20: probably variant of kiki, reduplication of -ki, common name-ending among Jews from Slavic countries

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