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January 01, 1970

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The word Yid (/ˈjiːd/; Yiddish: איד), also known as the Y-word,[1] is a Jewish ethnonym of Yiddish origin. It is used as an autonym within the Ashkenazi Jewish community, and also used as slang by European football fans, antisemites, and others. Its usage may be controversial in modern English language. It is not usually considered offensive when pronounced /ˈjiːd/ (rhyming with deed), the way Yiddish speakers say it, but some may deem the word offensive nonetheless. When pronounced /ˈjɪd/ (rhyming with did) by non-Jews, it is commonly intended as a pejorative term. It is used as a derogatory epithet by antisemites along with, and as an alternative to, the English word 'Jew'.[2]

In Britain, the word "yid" and its related term "yiddo" are also used to refer to the supporters and players of Tottenham Hotspur. Originally, the word was used in a derogatory manner by rival fans; it is now used as self-designation in a non-pejorative sense by Tottenham fans, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.[3][4] The Football Association, Merriam-Webster, and Cambridge Dictionary all state that the word is "offensive".[5][6][7]

Etymology edit

 
A page from Elia Levita's Yiddish language-Hebrew-Latin-German dictionary (16th century) contains a list of nations, including an entry for Jew: Hebrew: יְהוּדִי Yiddish: יוּד German: Iud Latin: Iudaeus

The term Yid has its origins in the Middle High German word Jüde (the contemporary German word is Jude).

Leo Rosten provides the following etymology:

From the German: Jude: 'Jew.' And 'Jude' is a truncated form of Yehuda, which was the name given to the Jewish Commonwealth in the period of the Second Temple. That name, in turn, was derived from the name of one of Jacob's sons, Yehuda (Judah, in English), whose descendants constituted one of the tribes of Israel and who settled in that portion of Canaan from Jerusalem south to Kadesh-Barnea (50 miles south of Beersheba) and from Jericho westwards to the Mediterranean.[8]

See also: Jew § Etymology, and Jew (word)

History edit

The earliest printed mention of the word Yid in English was in The Slang Dictionary published by John Camden Hotten in 1874. Hotten noted that "The Jews use these terms very frequently."[2]

It is uncertain when the word began to be used in a pejorative sense by non-Jews, but some believe it started in the 20th century, likely in the 1930s when there was a large population of Jews and Yiddish speakers in East London where Oswald Mosley also had a strong following.[9] Mosley's supporters were said to have chanted while marching through Jewish areas: "The Yids, the Yids, we gotta get rid of the Yids".[10]

After World War II, most examples of the word Yid are found in the writing of Jewish authors. These occurrences are usually either attempts to accurately portray antisemitic speech, or as self-deprecating Jewish humor. In his 1968 bestseller The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten offers a number of anecdotes from the "Borscht Belt" to illustrate such usage.[2]

The Oxford English Dictionary indicates that the first attested use of the related term "yiddo" for a Jew appeared in 1972.[4]

The words "yid" and "yiddo" have become commonly associated in Britain with fans of Tottenham Hotspur since the 1960s. In January 2020, the Oxford English Dictionary extended the definition of "yid" to "a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (traditionally associated with the Jewish community in north and east London).[11]

As of 2022, Merriam-Webster, and the Cambridge Dictionary all categorize the word as "offensive".[12][13] Oxford English Dictionary, however, noted its change of meaning in British English: "Originally and frequently derogatory and offensive, though later also often as a self-designation."[14]

Usage in Yiddish edit

In Yiddish, the word "Yid" Yiddish: ייד is neutral or even complimentary, and in Ashkenazi Yiddish-speaking circles it is frequently used to mean simply "fellow," "chap," "buddy," "mate," etc., with no expressed emphasis on Jewishness (although this may be implied by the intra-Jewish context). Plural is יידן [jidn].

In Yiddish, a polite way to address a fellow Jew whose name one does not know is Reb Yid, meaning "Sir." The Yiddish words yidish or yiddisher (from Middle High German jüdisch) is an adjective derived from the noun Yid, and thus means "Jewish".

Usage in European football edit

Further information: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. supporters § Jewish association

A number of European clubs, such as Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax have become associated with being Jewish.[15] In the case of Tottenham Hotspur, rival fans chanted antisemitic abuse including 'Yids' against Tottenham fans.[16] In response some Jewish and non-Jewish fans of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. adopted "Yid" (or "Yiddo") as a nickname and "Yiddo, Yiddo!" as a battle cry and often identify themselves as "Yid Army". While such usage remains controversial, the majority of Tottenham fans support its use in a survey and use the word with pride,[17][18] and consider the usage an act of reclaiming the word as a badge of honour, nullifying its derogatory meaning when used by rival fans.[9] In a survey, more than half of Jewish fans have no objection to the use of the word by Tottenham fans, but around a quarter preferred for it not to be used.[19] Some Jewish Tottenham supporters consciously use it to identify the club as a bastion against racism and antisemitism. Fans of other clubs use the term as a pejorative because of the perception that many Tottenham Hotspur fans are Jewish. This following started in the early 20th century after the First World War when the club was the team of choice for large numbers of Jewish immigrants in North London and the East End of London – those in East London could easily get cheap buses and trams to Tottenham, heading north along the road later designated the A10. East-end Jews have since mostly moved to the North and East London suburbs, Hertfordshire and Essex, but support for Tottenham Hotspur continues for many Jewish families; for example, all three chairmen of Tottenham since 1984 have been Jewish businessmen with prior history of support for the club.[20]

In 2011, comedian David Baddiel started an antisemitism campaign against the use of the word in football,[21] and debates continued in 2013 when the Football Association warned that supporters who used the word could face criminal charges.[22] Prime Minister David Cameron, however, said that it was not anti-Semitic when Spurs fans used the word,[23][24] while Baddiel argued that the word is derogatory.[25] in 2014, the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges against Tottenham fans for chanting the words as it considered such words as used by Tottenham fans could not legally be counted as 'threatening, abusive or insulting'.[26]

In February 2020, The Oxford English Dictionary expanded its definition of the word 'Yid' to include a "supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur... Originally and frequently derogatory and offensive, though later also often as a self-designation". It also added the closely related word 'Yiddo' to its latest edition.[27] The club criticised the inclusion as "misleading" as the dictionary does not "distinguish the contexts in which the term is and is not offensive",[28] it said: "As a club we have never accommodated the use of the Y-word on any club channels or in club stores".[29] The "yiddo" entry of the Oxford English Dictionary has since added a note that it is sometimes used as a self-designation by Tottenham Hotspur supporters "now usually without derogatory connotations", as further clarification to its statement "Usually derogatory and offensive".[30]

In 2019, Tottenham Hotspur conducted a consultation and received 23,000 responses from fans about the use of the word.[31] The club conducted the second phase after a pause due to Covid-19, and in 2022, concluded, "We recognise how these members of our fanbase feel and we also believe it is time to move on from associating this term with our Club."[32]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dictionary definition of 'Yid' now includes Tottenham fans". The Independent. 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Kim Pearson's Rhetoric of Race by Eric Wolarsky. The College of New Jersey. 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Yid, n." Oxford English Dictionary.
  4. ^ a b "yiddo, n." Oxford English Dicationary.
  5. ^ ""Yid"". Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ ""Yid"". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ The JC. "David Cameron: Yid is not hate speech when it's Spurs". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ^ Leo Rosten: The Joys of Yiddish, 1968. Cited in Kim Pearson's Rhetoric of Race by Eric Wolarsky. The College of New Jersey.
  9. ^ a b "The Y-word: Should Tottenham fans be allowed to use it?". BBC. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  10. ^ Philpot, Robert (24 October 2017). "Britain's near-brush with Fascism: The politician who rooted for Hitler". The Times of Israel.
  11. ^ "New words list January 2020". Oxford English Dictionary.
  12. ^ ""Yid"". Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. ^ ""Yid"". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. ^ ""Yid"". OED Online. December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  15. ^ Winner, David S. (10 May 2019). "Don't Blame Soccer's 'Jewish' Teams for Anti-Semitism". Foreign Policy.
  16. ^ "UK's Tottenham soccer club defends fans' use of 'Yid Army'". Times of Israel. 27 February 2019.
  17. ^ . Fr.jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  18. ^ Benedictus, Leo (11 January 2019). "Spurs and Anti-Semitism". London Reviews of Books.
  19. ^ Murphy, Lynne (17 February 2020). "The point of dictionaries is to describe how language is used, not to police it". The Guardian.
  20. ^ Cloake, Martin; Fisher, Alan (6 October 2016). "Spurs and the Jews: the how, the why and the when". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  21. ^ Herbert, Ian (14 April 2011). "Baddiel film aims to kick the Y-word out of football". The Independent.
  22. ^ "FA threat to fans over anti-Semitic term in chants". BBC Sport. 11 September 2013.
  23. ^ Gibson, Owen. "Spurs fans should not be punished for chanting 'Yid', says David Cameron". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  24. ^ The JC (18 September 2013). "David Cameron: Yid is not hate speech when it's Spurs". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  25. ^ Baddiel, David. "Yes, David Cameron, 'Yid' really is a race-hate word. Here's why". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  26. ^ Davis, Margaret (7 March 2014). "Charges dropped against Tottenham fans facing prosecution for 'Yid' chant". The Independent.
  27. ^ "Oxford Dictionary includes Tottenham fans in 'Yid' definition". inside World Soccer. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  28. ^ "Dictionary includes Spurs fans in Yid definition". BBC. 12 February 2020.
  29. ^ Quinn, Ben. "Spurs criticise OED over expanded definition of 'yid'". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  30. ^ "Yiddo". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  31. ^ "The WhY Word | The Club". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  32. ^ "The WhY Word | The Club". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2022-03-11.


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Look up yid in Wiktionary the free dictionary The word Yid ˈ j iː d Yiddish איד also known as the Y word 1 is a Jewish ethnonym of Yiddish origin It is used as an autonym within the Ashkenazi Jewish community and also used as slang by European football fans antisemites and others Its usage may be controversial in modern English language It is not usually considered offensive when pronounced ˈ j iː d rhyming with deed the way Yiddish speakers say it but some may deem the word offensive nonetheless When pronounced ˈ j ɪ d rhyming with did by non Jews it is commonly intended as a pejorative term It is used as a derogatory epithet by antisemites along with and as an alternative to the English word Jew 2 In Britain the word yid and its related term yiddo are also used to refer to the supporters and players of Tottenham Hotspur Originally the word was used in a derogatory manner by rival fans it is now used as self designation in a non pejorative sense by Tottenham fans according to the Oxford English Dictionary 3 4 The Football Association Merriam Webster and Cambridge Dictionary all state that the word is offensive 5 6 7 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Usage in Yiddish 4 Usage in European football 5 See also 6 ReferencesEtymology edit nbsp A page from Elia Levita s Yiddish language Hebrew Latin German dictionary 16th century contains a list of nations including an entry for Jew Hebrew י הו ד י Yiddish יו ד German Iud Latin Iudaeus The term Yid has its origins in the Middle High German word Jude the contemporary German word is Jude Leo Rosten provides the following etymology From the German Jude Jew And Jude is a truncated form of Yehuda which was the name given to the Jewish Commonwealth in the period of the Second Temple That name in turn was derived from the name of one of Jacob s sons Yehuda Judah in English whose descendants constituted one of the tribes of Israel and who settled in that portion of Canaan from Jerusalem south to Kadesh Barnea 50 miles south of Beersheba and from Jericho westwards to the Mediterranean 8 See also Jew Etymology and Jew word History editThe earliest printed mention of the word Yid in English was in The Slang Dictionary published by John Camden Hotten in 1874 Hotten noted that The Jews use these terms very frequently 2 It is uncertain when the word began to be used in a pejorative sense by non Jews but some believe it started in the 20th century likely in the 1930s when there was a large population of Jews and Yiddish speakers in East London where Oswald Mosley also had a strong following 9 Mosley s supporters were said to have chanted while marching through Jewish areas The Yids the Yids we gotta get rid of the Yids 10 After World War II most examples of the word Yid are found in the writing of Jewish authors These occurrences are usually either attempts to accurately portray antisemitic speech or as self deprecating Jewish humor In his 1968 bestseller The Joys of Yiddish Leo Rosten offers a number of anecdotes from the Borscht Belt to illustrate such usage 2 The Oxford English Dictionary indicates that the first attested use of the related term yiddo for a Jew appeared in 1972 4 The words yid and yiddo have become commonly associated in Britain with fans of Tottenham Hotspur since the 1960s In January 2020 the Oxford English Dictionary extended the definition of yid to a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club traditionally associated with the Jewish community in north and east London 11 As of 2022 Merriam Webster and the Cambridge Dictionary all categorize the word as offensive 12 13 Oxford English Dictionary however noted its change of meaning in British English Originally and frequently derogatory and offensive though later also often as a self designation 14 Usage in Yiddish editIn Yiddish the word Yid Yiddish ייד is neutral or even complimentary and in Ashkenazi Yiddish speaking circles it is frequently used to mean simply fellow chap buddy mate etc with no expressed emphasis on Jewishness although this may be implied by the intra Jewish context Plural is יידן jidn In Yiddish a polite way to address a fellow Jew whose name one does not know is Reb Yid meaning Sir The Yiddish words yidish or yiddisher from Middle High German judisch is an adjective derived from the noun Yid and thus means Jewish Usage in European football editFurther information Tottenham Hotspur F C supporters Jewish association A number of European clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax have become associated with being Jewish 15 In the case of Tottenham Hotspur rival fans chanted antisemitic abuse including Yids against Tottenham fans 16 In response some Jewish and non Jewish fans of Tottenham Hotspur F C adopted Yid or Yiddo as a nickname and Yiddo Yiddo as a battle cry and often identify themselves as Yid Army While such usage remains controversial the majority of Tottenham fans support its use in a survey and use the word with pride 17 18 and consider the usage an act of reclaiming the word as a badge of honour nullifying its derogatory meaning when used by rival fans 9 In a survey more than half of Jewish fans have no objection to the use of the word by Tottenham fans but around a quarter preferred for it not to be used 19 Some Jewish Tottenham supporters consciously use it to identify the club as a bastion against racism and antisemitism Fans of other clubs use the term as a pejorative because of the perception that many Tottenham Hotspur fans are Jewish This following started in the early 20th century after the First World War when the club was the team of choice for large numbers of Jewish immigrants in North London and the East End of London those in East London could easily get cheap buses and trams to Tottenham heading north along the road later designated the A10 East end Jews have since mostly moved to the North and East London suburbs Hertfordshire and Essex but support for Tottenham Hotspur continues for many Jewish families for example all three chairmen of Tottenham since 1984 have been Jewish businessmen with prior history of support for the club 20 In 2011 comedian David Baddiel started an antisemitism campaign against the use of the word in football 21 and debates continued in 2013 when the Football Association warned that supporters who used the word could face criminal charges 22 Prime Minister David Cameron however said that it was not anti Semitic when Spurs fans used the word 23 24 while Baddiel argued that the word is derogatory 25 in 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges against Tottenham fans for chanting the words as it considered such words as used by Tottenham fans could not legally be counted as threatening abusive or insulting 26 In February 2020 The Oxford English Dictionary expanded its definition of the word Yid to include a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur Originally and frequently derogatory and offensive though later also often as a self designation It also added the closely related word Yiddo to its latest edition 27 The club criticised the inclusion as misleading as the dictionary does not distinguish the contexts in which the term is and is not offensive 28 it said As a club we have never accommodated the use of the Y word on any club channels or in club stores 29 The yiddo entry of the Oxford English Dictionary has since added a note that it is sometimes used as a self designation by Tottenham Hotspur supporters now usually without derogatory connotations as further clarification to its statement Usually derogatory and offensive 30 In 2019 Tottenham Hotspur conducted a consultation and received 23 000 responses from fans about the use of the word 31 The club conducted the second phase after a pause due to Covid 19 and in 2022 concluded We recognise how these members of our fanbase feel and we also believe it is time to move on from associating this term with our Club 32 See also editZhyd JudenklubReferences edit Dictionary definition of Yid now includes Tottenham fans The Independent 13 February 2020 a b c Kim Pearson s Rhetoric of Race by Eric Wolarsky The College of New Jersey Archived 2007 08 10 at the Wayback Machine Yid n Oxford English Dictionary a b yiddo n Oxford English Dicationary Yid Cambridge Dictionary Retrieved 4 February 2022 Yid Merriam Webster com Dictionary Retrieved 4 February 2022 The JC David Cameron Yid is not hate speech when it s Spurs The Jewish Chronicle Retrieved 25 November 2016 Leo Rosten The Joys of Yiddish 1968 Cited in Kim Pearson s Rhetoric of Race by Eric Wolarsky The College of New Jersey a b The Y word Should Tottenham fans be allowed to use it BBC 27 September 2013 Retrieved 14 June 2019 Philpot Robert 24 October 2017 Britain s near brush with Fascism The politician who rooted for Hitler The Times of Israel New words list January 2020 Oxford English Dictionary Yid Cambridge Dictionary Retrieved 4 February 2022 Yid Merriam Webster com Dictionary Retrieved 4 February 2022 Yid OED Online December 2021 Retrieved 4 February 2022 Winner David S 10 May 2019 Don t Blame Soccer s Jewish Teams for Anti Semitism Foreign Policy UK s Tottenham soccer club defends fans use of Yid Army Times of Israel 27 February 2019 JPost French language news from Israel the Middle East amp the Jewish World Fr jpost com Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2013 11 29 Benedictus Leo 11 January 2019 Spurs and Anti Semitism London Reviews of Books Murphy Lynne 17 February 2020 The point of dictionaries is to describe how language is used not to police it The Guardian Cloake Martin Fisher Alan 6 October 2016 Spurs and the Jews the how the why and the when The Jewish Chronicle Retrieved 30 June 2018 Herbert Ian 14 April 2011 Baddiel film aims to kick the Y word out of football The Independent FA threat to fans over anti Semitic term in chants BBC Sport 11 September 2013 Gibson Owen Spurs fans should not be punished for chanting Yid says David Cameron The Guardian Retrieved 17 September 2013 The JC 18 September 2013 David Cameron Yid is not hate speech when it s Spurs The Jewish Chronicle Retrieved 25 November 2016 Baddiel David Yes David Cameron Yid really is a race hate word Here s why The Guardian Retrieved 17 September 2013 Davis Margaret 7 March 2014 Charges dropped against Tottenham fans facing prosecution for Yid chant The Independent Oxford Dictionary includes Tottenham fans in Yid definition inside World Soccer 13 February 2020 Retrieved 1 March 2020 Dictionary includes Spurs fans in Yid definition BBC 12 February 2020 Quinn Ben Spurs criticise OED over expanded definition of yid The Guardian Retrieved 12 February 2020 Yiddo Oxford English Dictionary Retrieved 30 May 2022 The WhY Word The Club Tottenham Hotspur Retrieved 2022 03 11 The WhY Word The Club Tottenham Hotspur Retrieved 2022 03 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yid amp oldid 1184273750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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