shik·sa noun orshik·seorshick·sa\ˈshiksə\ (-s) Etymology: Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheykets, sheygets shegetz — more at shegetz 1.: a non-Jewish girl — often used disparagingly < goy and shiksa were not words for such as her — Stanley Sultan > 2.: a Jewish girl who does not observe Jewish precepts — used especially by Jews