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| This article is the '''list of ethnic slurs of Jews''' around the world. | |||
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| ⚫ | *'''Heeb''', '''Hebe''': (U.S.) offensive term for a ] person, derived from the word "]".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://media.www.thetriangle.org/media/storage/paper689/news/2004/05/28/News/Founder.Of.hip.To.Be.Heeb.Magazine.Speaks.To.Students-683529.shtml | last = Madresh | first = Marjorie | title = Founder of 'Hip to be Heeb' magazine speaks to students| publisher = The Triangle Online | date = 2004-05-28 |accessdate = 2007-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hebe | title = Merriam-Webster Online definition of ''hebe'' | accessdate = 2007-02-14}}</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | *'''Hymie''' : A Jew, from the Hebrew ''Chaim'' ("life"). Also used in the term, "Hymie-town," a reference to New York, and in particular, Brooklyn.<ref>, Eric Wolarsky, ''Rhetoric of Race Dictionary Project'', ]. Retrieved 2007-11-06.</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | *''']''': ] word for "]"—] Jews who entered the United States at ] signed their names with a circle instead of a ] because they associated the cross with ]. | ||
| ⚫ | *'''Sheeny''': From Yiddish "shaine" or German "schön" meaning "beautiful."{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} | ||
| ⚫ | *''']''': Comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". | ||
| ⚫ | *''']''': Yiddish word for ''Jew''.<ref></ref> | ||
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This article is the list of ethnic slurs of Jews around the world.
Anglophone world
- Heeb, Hebe: (U.S.) offensive term for a Jewish person, derived from the word "Hebrew".
- Hymie : A Jew, from the Hebrew Chaim ("life"). Also used in the term, "Hymie-town," a reference to New York, and in particular, Brooklyn.
- Kike: Yiddish word for "circle"—Illiterate Jews who entered the United States at Ellis Island signed their names with a circle instead of a cross because they associated the cross with Christianity.
- Sheeny: From Yiddish "shaine" or German "schön" meaning "beautiful."
- Shylock: Comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice".
- Yid: Yiddish word for Jew.
Slavic languages
Other languages
References
- Madresh, Marjorie (2004-05-28). "Founder of 'Hip to be Heeb' magazine speaks to students". The Triangle Online. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- "Merriam-Webster Online definition of hebe". Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- Hymie, Eric Wolarsky, Rhetoric of Race Dictionary Project, College of New Jersey. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- Online Etymological Dictionary: Yid