See also: yid and þið

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Etymology

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From Yiddish ייִד (yid, Jew). Doublet of Jew.

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Noun

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Yid (plural Yidden or Yidn or Yids)

  1. (among Jews, informal) A Jew.
    • 2016, Mark Ledbetter, Victims and the Postmodern Narrative or Doing Violence to the Body, page 84:
      Erdman's response is confessional, 'I am a Yid... I am! My father was a Yid. Please believe me!' (p. 211).
    • 2021, “A Yid”, Chaya Neuhaus (lyrics):
      Cause a yid never breaks, and a yid never bends, and a yid never gives up in the night
  2. (derogatory, slang) A Jew.
    • 2014, Bob Cook, Disorderly Elements:
      “You're a fucking Jew, Grünbaum!” Frege yelled. “A miserable, fucking Yid.”
  3. (soccer, informal) A supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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