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(s̸hik′sə)

noun

a woman or girl who is not Jewish: term of mild contempt

also sp. shikse, shikseh

See shiksa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also shik·se

noun
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Used as a disparaging term for a non-Jewish girl or woman.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish shikse

Origin: , feminine of shegetz, shegetz; see shegetz

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