nonkosher
Against dietary law
Nonkosher describes food that doesn't meet Jewish dietary laws—pork, shellfish, or meat not prepared according to kashrut standards.
The term extends figuratively to anything improper, questionable, or not quite right: Something nonkosher is going on with the accounts.
Also spelled non-kosher.
foods
Pig as food
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- baconCured smoked pork
- hamCured pig thigh
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
lobster · crab · cheeseburger · clams · oysters · trefah · catfish · rabbit
impure
Soiled or contaminated
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- defiledMade foul or impure
- cross-contaminatedSpoiled by unclean transfer
pork
Pig as food
shrimp · lobster · crab · cheeseburger · clams · oysters · trefah · catfish · rabbit · lard
unclean
Soiled or contaminated
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- defiledMade foul or impure
cross-contaminated · non-certified · uninspected · unprocessed
legitimacy/propriety (informal sense)
nonkosherkosher
Permissible by Jewish law
legitimate · above-board · proper · on the level · acceptable