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goyim¹

  • /ˈɡɔɪ.ɪm/

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Borrowed from Hebrew גּוֹיִים.

noun

  1. plural plural of goy “Many goyim are confused by the large number of Yiddish terms beginning with ‘schl’ or ‘schm’ (schlemiel, schlemazzle, schmeggegge, schlub, schlock, schlep, schmutz, schnook), and use them incorrectly or interchangeably,” he wrote.

    Similar: goys, goyims

Goyim²

noun

  1. plural plural of Goy

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MLA

"goyim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/goyim. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

goyim. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/goyim

Chicago

"goyim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/goyim.

BibTeX
@misc{goyim_2026,
  title = {goyim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goyim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}