goyish
Outside the tribe
Goyish means non-Jewish, relating to gentiles or their culture.
From Yiddish, it describes things perceived as characteristically gentile rather than Jewish: Wonder Bread is goyish; rye bread is Jewish.
The term can be neutral or carry mild disdain depending on context and tone.
Also spelled goyische or goyishe.
Winter nativity celebration
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- hamCured pig thigh
- baconCured smoked pork
- cheeseburgerBeef sandwich with melt
shrimp · church · Sunday · football · hunting · barbecue · normalcy · Americana
Non-Jewish female, in Yiddish
- non-JewPerson outside Judaism
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- otherDistinct from those mentioned
- strangerPerson not yet known
foreigner · alien · them · outgroup · non-member · different · secular · mainstream
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
cheeseburger · shrimp · church · Sunday · football · hunting · barbecue · normalcy · Americana · Wonder Bread
shiksa
Non-Jewish female, in Yiddish
stranger · foreigner · alien · them · outgroup · non-member · different · secular · mainstream · assimilated
shiksa
Non-Jewish female, in Yiddish
kvetch · nosh · schmo · shtick · maven · klutz · nu · oy · knish · gelt
Jewish
Of a Semitic people
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- observantNoticing things readily
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
tribal · insider · familiar · landsman · religious · chosen · covenantal