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From Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (shékets, “abomination”).
שייגעץ • (sheygets) m, plural שקצים (shkotsem), diminutive שייגעצל (sheygetsl)
- shegetz (a gentile)
- (derogatory) smart aleck
- (derogatory) brat, rascal, contemptible person
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