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Yid

noun \ ˈyid \

Definition of Yid

offensive
—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Jewish person

Origin and Etymology of yid

Yiddish, from Middle High German Jüde, from Old High German Judeo, from Latin Judaeus — more at jew

First Known Use: circa 1874

in the meaning defined above

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