shiksa

noun

shik·​sa ˈshik-sə 

variants or shikse

1

often disparaging : a non-Jewish girl or woman

2

: a Jewish girl or woman who does not observe Jewish precepts

—used especially by Orthodox Jews

Examples of shiksa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sol would ultimately marry Lily Mae Laviolette, a beautiful Cajun Catholic shiksa willing to convert to Judaism. — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheygets non-Jewish boy, from Hebrew sheqeṣ blemish, abomination

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1