goy
noun/ɡɔɪ/
/ɡɔɪ/
(plural goyim
(informal, often offensive)/ˈɡɔɪɪm/
/ˈɡɔɪɪm/
, goys)- a word used by Jewish people for a person who is not Jewish that can be offensiveWord Originfrom Hebrew gōy ‘people, nation’.
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