Meanings
noun
- nonstandardpluralproscribedplural of goy
The neo-Nazi David Duke claims that Jews despise "goyims" (non-Jews) and want them to remain subservient.
2017 March 18, Alexi Mostrous, “Advertising giant drops Google in storm over extremist videos”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Mar 20261 more example
Not only that, their new beliefs taught by Paul and his disciples, were able to attract gentiles (Goyims) merely because of similarities with their pagan roots.
1992 June 30, <alach@mscf.med.upenn.edu>, “Re: The Koran Testimony”, in talk.religion.misc (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026, message-ID <1992Jun29.182341.1@mscf.med.upenn.edu>
Origin
Formed by the misinterpretation of goyim as a singular by people unfamiliar with Hebrew.
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APA
goyims. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goyims
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“goyims.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goyims. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goyims,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goyims.
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