Hymie
[hahy-mee] /ˈhaɪ mi/
noun, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jewish male.
n.
“Jewish male” (derogatory), by early 1980s, apparently originally among black Americans, from common Jewish masc. proper name Hymie, a pet form of Hyman, from Hebrew, literally “life” (the masc. counterpart of Eve).
noun
A Jewish male •Apparently chiefly black use: A little curly-haired Hymie pleading his case
[1980s+; fr the Jewish given name Hyman]
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