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Definition of Shegetz

1. Noun. An offensive term for non-Jewish young man. "Why does she like all those shkotzim?"

Definition of Shegetz

1. Noun. (Judaism offensive) A gentile, a non-Jewish male. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shegetz

1. a non-Jewish boy [n SHKOTZIM]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shegetz

Literary usage of Shegetz

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"And even here in free England, can you walk in the street without every little shegetz calling after you and asking, ' Who killed Christ ? ..."

2. Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill (1895)
"Involuntarily Raphael started back in alarm, then stood rooted to the threshold. There was a dread ominous silence. Then the storm burst. " Du shegetz! ..."

3. Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill (1898)
"And even here in free England, can you walk in the street without every little shegetz calling after you and asking, ' Who killed Christ ? ..."

4. Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill (1898)
"And even here in free England, can you walk in the street without every little shegetz calling after you and asking, ' Who killed Christ ? ..."

5. Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill (1898)
"And even here in free England, can you walk in the street without every little shegetz calling after you and asking, ' Who killed Christ ? ..."

6. Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill (1895)
"Involuntarily Raphael started back in alarm, then stood rooted to the threshold. There was a dread ominous silence. Then the storm burst. "Du shegetz! ..."

7. Children of the Ghetto: Being Pictures of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill (1892)
"shegetz," cried the Rabbi. " Put on your hat." The attempt to enforce the religious sanction failed too. Bear had spent several gulden upon his headgear, ..."

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