Meanings
plural shkotzim · plural shegetzes · alternative shegitz · alternative shaigetz · alternative shaigets · alternative shaygets · alternative shkutz · alternative shkotz
- derogatorysometimesA gentile, a non-Jewish male.
And where is she now, that find! Hello, Pumpkin! Making some lucky shaygets a wonderful wife out there in middle America?
1969, Philip Roth, “The Most Prevalent Form of Degradation in Erotic Life”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 216
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Hebrewשֶׁקֶץ“abomination”
- Yiddishשייגעץ
- Englishshegetz
From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets), from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination”).
More words from Yiddish, Hebrew
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Czech šejgec, škocim
- šejgecnon-Jewish male
- škocimnon-Jewish male
French cheïguèts, shegets
- cheïguètsnon-Jewish male
- shegetsnon-Jewish male
German Schegez
- Schegeznon-Jewish male
Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ
- שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ)non-Jewish male
Hungarian sejgec
- sejgecnon-Jewish male
Russian шейгец
- шейгец (šejgec)non-Jewish male
Yiddish שייגעץ
- שייגעץ (sheygets)non-Jewish male
Cite this entry
shegetz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shegetz
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