Goy - Wikipedia Goy (pl: goyim or goys) is a term for a gentile, a non- Jew, sometimes in a pejorative sense [1][2][3] The word, of Hebrew origin, was adopted into English from Yiddish [4]
Is goy a bad word? – The Forward Someone can casually describe themself as a goy, simply because they are not Jewish or have little contact with Jewish culture But the term is also used by neo-Nazi types as a dog whistle that
Is Goyim An Anti‑Gentile Slur Or An Antisemitic Term The Hebrew Yiddish term goy (plural goyim) historically means “nation” or “non‑Jew” and is commonly used to mean “gentile,” which makes it by definition a word directed at non‑Jews rather than at Jews [1] [2]
What Does “Goy” Mean? - Chabad. org The word goy (גוי) is Hebrew for “nation ” In contemporary parlance, it refers to non-Jews, who are members of a nation other than ours In its original context, however, it could refer to any nation—including the Jewish nation, whom G‑d refers to as goy kadosh, a “holy nation ” 1