Meanings
yid1
plural yidden · plural yidn · plural yids
- Alternative letter-case form of Yid.
Yid2
plural Yidden · plural Yidn · plural Yids · alternative Iddy · alternative yid
- informalamong JewsA Jew.
Cause a yid never breaks, and a yid never bends, and a yid never gives up in the night
2021, “A Yid”, Chaya Neuhaus (lyrics)1 more example
Erdman's response is confessional, 'I am a Yid... I am! My father was a Yid. Please believe me!' (p. 211).
2016, Mark Ledbetter, Victims and the Postmodern Narrative or Doing Violence to the Body, page 84
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Jew.
nounA supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C..
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Origin
- Yiddishייִד“Jew”
- EnglishYid
From Yiddish ייִד (yid, “Jew”). Doublet of Jew.
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yid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yid
“yid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yid.
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