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shegetz
noun
she·getz
\ˈshāgə̇ts\
Definition of shegetz
shkotzim
\ˈshkȯtsə̇m\1 often disparaging : a non-Jewish boy or youth
2 : a Jewish boy who does not observe Jewish precepts —used especially by Jews
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Origin and Etymology of shegetz
Yiddish sheykets, sheygets, from Hebrew sheqeṣ blemish, abomination
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