Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiksa

/ˈʃɪksə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: shik-sa
IPA: /ˈʃɪksə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.

Derogatory

noun

A sexually promiscuous gentile woman.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"A Shickse, that wasn't bad enough? What's worse, you ask? A black man? Well this daughter of mine had to find herself a black woman in order to spite me. That I should never rest easy in my grave."

Etymology

From Yiddish שיקסע (shikse), which is partly derived from the Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination, impure, object of loathing”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: שיקסע, שֶׁקֶץ

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

shiksas (plural) schicksa (alternative) shicksa (alternative) shickse (alternative) shikse (alternative) shikseh (alternative) shickster (alternative) shakester (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

shegetz shiksappeal

Synonyms

shikse

Questions

How do you pronounce shiksa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪksə/.
What does shiksa mean?: A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.
Where does shiksa come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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