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kike

[ kahyk ]

noun

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


kike

/ kaɪk /

noun

  1. See Jew
    slang.
    an offensive word for Jew


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kike1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of kike1

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

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Example Sentences

The office was deluged with telephone calls, telegrams, and hate mail from people who called Susskind a “dirty red” and a “kike.”

He knows nothing of our common terms of disparagement, such as kike, wop, yap and rube.

In his mind he was saying: "A kike and a frog, that's a good combination."

That damn kike may be a German spy or a secret-service officer.

“No; only a kike lawyer is required now,” he said to himself, as he crossed the street and entered Central Park.

I always thought that Kike's squeal on his boss was about the lowest-down play that ever happened.

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