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yid
(yĭd)n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Jew.
[Yiddish, from Middle High German jüde; see Yiddish.]
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yid
(jɪd)n
(Peoples) offensive slang a derogatory word for a Jew
[C20: probably from Yiddish, from Middle High German Jude Jew]
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yid
(yid),
n.
usage: This term is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. However, the Yiddish word from which the English word derives is not derogatory.
—n. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.)
[1885–90; < Yiddish yid Jew; compare Middle High German jude, jüde]
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Noun | 1. | yid - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language |
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Yid
[jɪd] N (offensive) → judío/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Yid
n (pej) → Jud m (pej)
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