Meaning & use
goyish
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Resembling or characteristic of gentiles, or non-Jewish people and culture, from a Jewish perspective.
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He joked that eating white bread with mayonnaise was about as goyish as it gets.
The neighborhood felt distinctly goyish compared to where she grew up.
A note on using this word
Derived from the Yiddish and Hebrew word "goy" (nation, often meaning a non-Jew), the term is used casually within Jewish communities and can carry a joking or mildly critical edge depending on context.
Words with a similar meaning
gentile
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Words with an opposite meaning
Jewish
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