Meanings
goy1
plural goyim · plural goys · plural goyem · plural goyin · alternative goi · alternative Goi · alternative Goy
- derogatorySynonym of shabbos goy (“a gentile thought to be subservient to Jewish people”)
Synonyms: shabbos goy · Antonyms: kike
- InternetbroadlyA mindless consumer of low-quality entertainment and products ("goyslop"); a consoomer.
Near-synonym: NPC
2 more examples
Look at the quotes. There are people spending tens of thousands on Foodpanda monthly. Peak Goy behavior.
2026 June 25, @masatmithizaat, X (post), archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026Look at the slop the average person consumes. […] I think it's trite to say that the average person is a goy with no soul, but I don't know.
2026 July 31, contramode [Ian Byington], InstagramSynonyms: NPC
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of shabbos goy (“a gentile thought to be subservient to Jewish people”)
nounA mindless consumer of low-quality entertainment and products ("goyslop"); a consoomer.
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Origin
goy · noun
- Biblical Hebrewגּוֹי (goi)
- Yiddishגוי (goy)
- Englishgoy
Borrowed from Yiddish גוי (goy, “gentile”), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew גּוֹי (goi, “nation”). The term goy does not technically refer to non-Jews, but rather to a nation per se; the Jews are said to constitute a goy. But through common usage – namely referring to "the [other non-Jewish] nations" – the word came to colloquially refer to non-Jews.
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Full word history & related roots →Goy · proper noun
- Hokkien倪
- Old Frenchgoi“bill hook, kind of knife”
- FrenchGoy
- GalicianGoy
- EnglishGoy
Various origins: * English habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various places in France called Gouy. * Borrowed from Galician Goy, a habitational surname from a small village in the province of Lugo. * Borrowed from French Goy, a metonymic occupational surname for a farmer, from Old French goi (“bill hook, kind of knife”). * Borrowed from Hokkien 倪 (gê); compare Ni, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَغْيَار, جُوي
- أَغْيَار (ʔaḡyār)non-Jew
- جُوي (jūy)non-Jew
Catalan Goy
- Goynon-Jew
Czech gój
- gójnon-Jew
Danish ikke-jøde
- ikke-jødenon-Jew
Dutch niet-Jood, goj
- niet-Joodnon-Jew
- gojnon-Jew
Esperanto gojo, nejudo
- gojonon-Jew
- nejudonon-Jew
French goy, goï
- goynon-Jew
- goïnon-Jew
German Goi, Nichtjude
- Goinon-Jew
- Nichtjudenon-Jew
Hebrew גּוֹי
- גּוֹי (goi)non-Jew
Hindi गोय
- गोय (goy)non-Jew
Hungarian gój
- gójnon-Jew
Italian Goy
- Goynon-Jew
Japanese ゴイ
- ゴイ (goi)non-Jew
Persian گوی
- گوی (gowy)non-Jew
Polish Goj
- Gojnon-Jew
Portuguese goy, gói
- goynon-Jew
- góinon-Jew
Russian гой
- гой (goj)non-Jew
Spanish goy
- goynon-Jew
Swedish goj
- gojnon-Jew
Ukrainian гой
- гой (hoj)non-Jew
Yiddish גוי
- גוי (goy)non-Jew
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with goy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
goy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goy
“goy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goy.
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