yid

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/jɪd//jiːd/

noun

A Jew.

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

yid1

nounyid (plural yidden or yidn or yids)

plural yidden · plural yidn · plural yids

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Yid.

Yid2

nounYid (plural Yidden or Yidn or Yids)

plural Yidden · plural Yidn · plural Yids · alternative Iddy · alternative yid

  1. 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)
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    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
  2. derogatoryslangA Jew.

    “You're a fucking Jew, Grünbaum!” Frege yelled. “A miserable, fucking Yid.”

    2014, Bob Cook, Disorderly Elements

    Synonyms: Yiddo

  3. informalball gamesA supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C..

    Synonyms: Yiddo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Jew.

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nounA supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C..

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More synonyms by meaning

noun(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Yiddishייִד“Jew”
  2. EnglishYid

From Yiddish ייִד (yid, “Jew”). Doublet of Jew.

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APA

yid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yid

MLA

“yid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yid.

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