kike
kike · kikes
A JewA Jew.
/kaɪk/
» The English slur "kike" for Jews is of obscure origin.
Meaning
3 senses(US, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, vulgar)A Jew.
Itzig, Jid, Krummnase
жидžid, жидо́вкаžidóvka, жидо́кžidók
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
(US, offensive, slang, vulgar)A miser; a contemptible, stingy person, particularly a well-endowed one.
That greedy kike would not give me any money when I was starving and needed food.
(Judaism, US, ethnic, obsolete, offensive, slang, slur, vulgar)An Eastern European Jew.
Examples
1 sentencesThe English slur "kike" for Jews is of obscure origin.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
offensive: Jewish person:
Deutsch
offensive: Jewish person:
Origin
Originally used by German-American Jews as a slur for Eastern European Jews immigrating toOriginally used by German-American Jews as a slur for Eastern European Jews immigrating to the United States.
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