goyn.adj.

Brit.

/ɡɔɪ/, U.S.

/ɡɔɪ/

Inflections: Plural goyim Brit.

/ˈɡɔɪ(j)ɪm/, U.S.

/ˈɡɔɪ(j)ᵻm/, goys.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Yiddish. Partly a borrowing from Hebrew. Etymons: Yiddish goy; Hebrew gōy.

Etymology: < (i) Yiddish goy non-Jew, gentile, and its etymon (ii) Hebrew gōy people, nation, in plural gōyīm denoting the Gentile peoples (whence the corresponding use of Hellenistic Greek τὰ ἔθνη (Septuagint, New Testament, etc.) and post-classical Latin nationes (Vulgate, etc.): see nation n.¹ 2a). Compare goyah n. With use as adjective compare earlier goyish adj.In plural form goyim after the Yiddish plural form goyim and the Hebrew plural form gōyīm.

Often used pejoratively.

A. n.

In Jewish usage: a non-Jew, a gentile.Sabbath goy, Shabbat goy, Shabbos goy: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > gentile > [noun]

gentilea1382

goy1826

goyah1849

non-Jew1864

yok1921

1826 A. Bristow Sophia De Lissau viii. 104 We shun, as much as possible, all intercourse with the Goyim around us.

1840 N.Y. Herald 4 Dec. May we not be allowed to beg a few tickets for some liberal and respectable Goyim who are willing to fork up the keseph [i.e. money].

1912 E. Ferber Buttered Side Down vi. 106 As long as my mother..lived I wouldn't ever marry a Goy. It would have broken her heart.

1950 W. Sansom in Penguin New Writing 40 35 He would join the others in speaking derisively of the Dropper and his girl as a couple of Goys.

1959 M. Levin Eva 32 My father..had spoken of the Austrians as..among the best of the goyim.

2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question iii. 77 We were out to conquer the other's universe. He wanted the goyim to love him. I wanted the Jews to love me.

B. adj.

In Jewish usage: non-Jewish; belonging to or characteristic of non-Jews.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > gentile > [adjective]

gentile1597

non-Jewish1851

goy1919

1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 205 A goy play-actor.

1990 J. G. Davis Land God made in Anger xxvii. 179 If there's one thing I can't stand it's a goy smart-ass.

2005 Express (Washington Post) 16 Dec. e9 But what to eat? Fruitcake is so goy, and gefilte fish is not universally loved.

2013 Scotsman (Nexis) 10 Mar. You put your goy friends before your mother—you may as well be Catholic!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goy
释义	goyn.adj. Brit. /ɡɔɪ/, U.S. /ɡɔɪ/ Inflections: Plural goyim Brit. /ˈɡɔɪ(j)ɪm/, U.S. /ˈɡɔɪ(j)ᵻm/, goys. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Yiddish. Partly a borrowing from Hebrew. Etymons: Yiddish goy; Hebrew gōy. Etymology: < (i) Yiddish goy non-Jew, gentile, and its etymon (ii) Hebrew gōy people, nation, in plural gōyīm denoting the Gentile peoples (whence the corresponding use of Hellenistic Greek τὰ ἔθνη (Septuagint, New Testament, etc.) and post-classical Latin nationes (Vulgate, etc.): see nation n.¹ 2a). Compare goyah n. With use as adjective compare earlier goyish adj.In plural form goyim after the Yiddish plural form goyim and the Hebrew plural form gōyīm. Often used pejoratively. A. n. In Jewish usage: a non-Jew, a gentile.Sabbath goy, Shabbat goy, Shabbos goy: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > gentile > [noun] gentilea1382 goy1826 goyah1849 non-Jew1864 yok1921 1826 A. Bristow Sophia De Lissau viii. 104 We shun, as much as possible, all intercourse with the Goyim around us. 1840 N.Y. Herald 4 Dec. May we not be allowed to beg a few tickets for some liberal and respectable Goyim who are willing to fork up the keseph [i.e. money]. 1912 E. Ferber Buttered Side Down vi. 106 As long as my mother..lived I wouldn't ever marry a Goy. It would have broken her heart. 1950 W. Sansom in Penguin New Writing 40 35 He would join the others in speaking derisively of the Dropper and his girl as a couple of Goys. 1959 M. Levin Eva 32 My father..had spoken of the Austrians as..among the best of the goyim. 2010 H. Jacobson Finkler Question iii. 77 We were out to conquer the other's universe. He wanted the goyim to love him. I wanted the Jews to love me. B. adj. In Jewish usage: non-Jewish; belonging to or characteristic of non-Jews. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > gentile > [adjective] gentile1597 non-Jewish1851 goy1919 1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 205 A goy play-actor. 1990 J. G. Davis Land God made in Anger xxvii. 179 If there's one thing I can't stand it's a goy smart-ass. 2005 Express (Washington Post) 16 Dec. e9 But what to eat? Fruitcake is so goy, and gefilte fish is not universally loved. 2013 Scotsman (Nexis) 10 Mar. You put your goy friends before your mother—you may as well be Catholic! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1826
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