- kike
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1904 usually offensive Jew
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
kike
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Kike — (k[imac]k), v. i. [Cf. D. kijken, Sw. kika.] To gaze; to stare. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kike — (k[i^]k), v. t. & i. To kick. [Obs.] Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kike — (k[imac]k), n. A derogatory name for a jew, usually intended and taken as disparaging and offensive. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kike — Kike, s. Feuergieke … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
kike — [kaık] n taboo [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from kiki, from ki, common ending of names of Jews from countries in Eastern Europe] a very offensive word for someone who is Jewish. Do not use this word … Dictionary of contemporary English
kike — (n.) derogatory slang for a Jew, by 1901, American English; early evidence supports the belief that it was used at first among German American Jews in reference to newcomers from Eastern Europe, perhaps because the names of the latter ended in ki … Etymology dictionary
kike — [kīk] n. [orig. uncert.] Slang a Jew: a hostile and offensive term … English World dictionary
Kike — For other meanings, see Kike (disambiguation). In modern English language, the word kike (IPA: /ˈkаɪk/) is a pejorative ethnic slur referring to a Jew. In some languages, such as Spanish, this word (pronounced IPA|/ˈkike/) is a given name or… … Wikipedia
kike — An extremely offensive way of referring to or addressing a Jew. The term is used far more in the USA than Britain, and is of obscure origin. Leo Rosten, in The Joys of Yiddish, derives it from Yiddish kikel, ‘circle’. because illiterate Jewish … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
kike — Kyke Kyke, v. i. [See 1st {Kike}.] To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also {kike}, {keke}.] [1913 Webster] This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, As he had kyked on the newe moon. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kike — Recorded in several spelling forms including Kick, Kike, Kikke, and Kix, this unusual name is English, and of Yorkshire origin. It is a locational or topographical surname from residence by one of the two Kex rivers in West Yorkshire. The first… … Surnames reference
