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shiksa
Also known as shikse, שיקסע
thumb|250px|Josef Budko's woodcut depiction of the shiksa in Hayim Nahman Bialik's Behind the Fence
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10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- North American and diaspora context
- Severity
- Israel and Orthodox context
- In popular culture
- Derivatives
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|Josef Budko's woodcut depiction of the shiksa in Hayim Nahman Bialik's Behind the Fence
Shiksa () is an often disparaging term for a gentile woman or girl. The word, which is of Yiddish origin, has moved into English usage and some Hebrew usage (as well as Polish and German), mostly in North American Jewish culture.