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Coy vs Goy - What's the difference?

coy | goy |

As nouns the difference between coy and goy

is that coy is a trap from which waterfowl may be hunted while goy is a non-Jew, a Gentile.

As an adjective coy

is bashful, shy, retiring.

As a verb coy

is to caress, pet; to coax, entice.

coy

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) coi, earlier .

Adjective

(er)
  • (dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.
  • (archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.
  • Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
  • Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
  • Soft, gentle, hesitating.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Enforced hate, / Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
    Derived terms
    * coyly * coyness

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, / While I thy amiable cheeks do coy .
  • (obsolete) To calm or soothe.
  • To allure; to decoy.
  • * Bishop Rainbow
    • A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.

    Etymology 2

    Compare decoy.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

    • References

    * [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=coy&searchmode=none]

    goy

    English

    (wikipedia goy)

    Alternative forms

    * Goy * goi, Goi

    Noun

  • A non-Jew, a Gentile.
  • * 1988 , :
    • I don’t think that marriage is working, but I’m not going to be stupid about it and say she shouldn’t have married a goy .

    Synonyms

    * gentile * minuth, minim * oved elilim * nokhri, nokhrim * amme haaretz * ger toshav * apikorosim * akum * shegetz, shkotzim

    Usage notes

    * This noun is sometimes taken to be offensive; speakers wishing to avoid offense may prefer the term (gentile) (sometimes capitalized as (Gentile)) or simply (term).

    Derived terms

    * antigoyism * anti-goyish

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----