goyishness

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noun

The fact of being goyish, or non-Jewish.

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Meanings

noungoyishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fact of being goyish, or non-Jewish.

    Is the author aware, I wonder, how Joel's neglect of his religious heritage parallels his repression of his sexual past? […] In any case, it's there anyhow: Joel married not only into straightness but into goyishness.

    1986 April 12, Duncan Mitchel, “To Grow Gently and with Honor”, in Gay Community News, page 9

Origin

From goyish + -ness.

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APA

goyishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goyishness

MLA

“goyishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goyishness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goyishness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goyishness.

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