hymie

Questions about hymie

What does hymie mean?

hymie means "(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew".

How many syllables are in hymie?

hymie has 2 syllables: hy-mie. The stress falls on "hy". In IPA it is /ˈhaɪmi/.

What is another word for hymie?

Close synonyms include kike, sheeny, yid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hymie a common word?

hymie is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.