KIKE

kike, hymie, sheeny, yid

(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kike (plural kikes)

(US, offensive, ethnic slur, religious slur) A Jew.

Synonyms: yid (not always pejorative), heeb, hymie, sheeny, shylock

(US, offensive) A contemptible person, especially one who is stingy.

Anagrams

• ekki

Source: Wiktionary


Kike, v. i. Etym: [Cf. D. kijken, Sw. kika.]

Definition: To gaze; to stare. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Kike, v. t. & i.

Definition: To kick [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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