I belive someone has called me a bad name... what exacty is a shixa?
2007-03-15 15:00:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Its shiksa. Its a yiddish word for a woman who is not jewish. Its not really a bad name. I call myself one when I am with jewish friends.
2007-03-15 15:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not speak Yiddish.
However, I did look this up.
From what I gather shiksa refers to a non-Jewish woman in general but does have derogatory origins. So it matters how it is being used.
Here are some websites for you to read:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/judaism/FAQ/11-Miscellaneous/section-7.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiksa
http://www.bartleby.com/61/34/S0343400.html
2007-03-15 22:12:23 · answer #2 · answered by RedPower Woman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's yiddish, of course, though I don't know its origin. It simply means what you are, a girl who isn't Jewish. It could be derogatory, or not, depending on how it is spoken and in what context.
2007-03-15 22:26:54 · answer #3 · answered by obelix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a derogatory term that Jewish people call non-Jewish women
2007-03-15 22:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by alessa_sunderland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gentile woman who dates jewish men.
2007-03-15 22:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ask the person; if they will not tell you what a shixa is, then why worry.
Do not allow yourself to get caught in their dysfunction!
2007-03-15 22:05:36 · answer #6 · answered by Dan T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A shixa is a dog.
2007-03-15 22:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jewish term for woman that is not jewish
2007-03-15 22:09:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋