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Loy vs Goy - What's the difference?

loy | goy |

As nouns the difference between loy and goy

is that loy is (ireland) a type of spade used in ireland while goy is (goy).

loy

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Ireland) A type of spade used in Ireland.
  • * 2002 , Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea , Vintage 2003, page 28:
    • They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys , billhooks.
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    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

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