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kike
(kīk)n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Jew.
[Origin unknown.]
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kike
(kaɪk)n
slang US and Canadian an offensive word for Jew
[C20: probably variant of kiki, reduplication of -ki, common name-ending among Jews from Slavic countries]
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kike
(kaɪk)n.
usage: This term is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.
—n. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Jewish religion or descent.)
[1900–05, Amer.; of obscure orig.]
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kike
[kaɪk] N (US) (offensive) → judío/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005