Yid

See also: yid and þið

English

Alternative forms

• yid

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yiddish ייִד (yid, “Jew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪd/, /jiːd/

Noun

Yid (plural Yidden or Yidn)

1. (among Jews, informal) a Jew
   • 2016, Mark Ledbetter, Victims and the Postmodern Narrative or Doing Violence to the Body, p. 84:

     Erdman's response is confessional, 'I am a Yid... I am! My father was a Yid. Please believe me!' (p. 211).

Noun

Yid (plural Yids)

1. (derogatory) a Jew
   • 2014, Bob Cook, Disorderly Elements:

     “You're a fucking Jew, Grünbaum!” Frege yelled. “A miserable, fucking Yid.”

2. (informal) a supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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