演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 借自 ←yi גוי “gentile”
- 借自 ←圣经希伯来语 גּוֹי “nation”
词源说明
The term goy does not technically refer to non-Jews, but rather to a nation per se; the Jews are said to constitute a goy. But through common usage – namely referring to "the [other non-Jewish] nations" – the word came to colloquially refer to non-Jews.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (sometimes offensive) A non-Jew; a gentile.
- (neo-Nazism, derogatory) Synonym of shabbos goy (“a gentile thought to be subservient to Jewish people”)
- (by extension, Internet slang) A mindless consumer of low-quality entertainment and products ("goyslop"); a consoomer.