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For "yiddish"
| Slur | Represents | Reason & Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Kike | Jews | Originates from the word 'keikl', in Yiddish, which means 'circle', the reason being that the first Jewish immigrants in America, who were unable to sign their names, signed with a circle instead of a cross. |
| Schwartza | Blacks | (sh-var-tza) Stems from the Yiddish word schvartz, or black. It is not derogatory in nature, but usually ends up being used in not the nicest of ways. |
| Schwoogie | Blacks | Believed to be contraction of Yiddish/German schwatrz (black) and boogie. |
| Sheeny | Jews | From Yiddish "shaine" or German "schon" meaning "beautiful". |
| Shiksa | Whites | Yiddish word used mainly by Orthodox Jews to describe non-Jewish women or a Jewish woman who doesn't observe all Jewish precepts. |
| Shvartz | Blacks | Yiddish (German origin) word for Black. Used neutrally and disparagingly. |
| Shvatsa | Blacks | Yiddish word for nigger |
| Shvooga | Blacks | Another word in Yiddish that means nigger |
| Yick | Jewish/Hispanic | Yiddish combined with Spic |
| Yid | Jews | The Yiddish connection |
| Yid/Yid-Lid | Jews | Yid = Yiddish, lid = Yarmulke. |
| Yiddiot | Jews | Yiddish and Idiot combined (stupid jew) |