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gadje

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Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo. Doublet of gadgie, gadjo, and gorger. Compare also the feminine gaʒi, Angloromani gadji.

noun gadjes · gadje · gadger · gaj · gaje · gadjo

  1. A non-Roma; a non-Romani person. This is one of the things that makes this music Roma rap,” the musicians say in an interview. And, “[w]e also try to attack everyday racism and throw back in the gadjes' face what they say about us, Roma” (“Roma rap,” my translation).

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noun non-Romani person

Españolpayo, paya, gaché
Françaisgadjo, gadji

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@misc{gadje_2026,
  title = {gadje},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gadje},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}