goy (goi)n. pl. goy·im (goi??m) or goys Often Offensive A person who is not Jewish.[Yiddish, from Hebrew gôy, Jew ignorant of the Jewish religion, non-Jew; see gwy in Semitic roots.]goy?ish adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.goy (???) n, pl goyim (?????m) or goys (Judaism) a Jewish word for a gentile[from Yiddish, from Hebrew goi people] ?goyish, ?goyisch adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014goy (g??) n., pl. goy?im (?g?? ?m) goys. usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying a mild contempt for the attitudes, traits, and customs of non-Jews. Although it may be used in a neutral, even positive way to refer to a Christian, it almost always connotes a degree of condescension. Usually the context, such as the use of a qualifying adjective, will show the intent of the speaker.?n. Usually Disparaging. (a term used to refer to a gentile or non-Jewish person.) [1835?45;