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YID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does yid mean?
• YID (noun)
The noun YID has 1 sense:
1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
Familiarity information: YID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("yid" is a kind of...):
Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
ethnic slur (a slur on someone's race or language)
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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