yid

[yid] /yɪd/
noun, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a Jew.
Origin
1885-90; < Yiddish yid Jew; compare Middle High German jude, jüde
British Dictionary definitions for yid

yid

/jɪd/
noun
1.
(offensive, slang) a derogatory word for a Jew
Word Origin
C20: probably from Yiddish, from Middle High German JudeJew
Word Origin and History for yid

Yid

generally derogatory term for a Jew, 1874, from Yiddish use, where it is complimentary (see Yiddish).

Slang definitions & phrases for yid

Yid

noun

A Jew •Not felt to be offensive if pronounced (YEED) by Jews themselves: Some boy was not admitted to a secret society because he was a ''Yid''

[1874+; fr Yiddish, ultimately fr Hebrew Yehuda, ''Judea'']