Non-Jewish people, or those who are not members of the Jewish faith; plural of 'goy,' used in Jewish communities and in English.
From Hebrew 'goyim,' the plural of 'goy,' meaning 'nation' or 'people,' originally used to describe non-Israelite peoples, later specifically non-Jewish people.
The word 'goyim' has survived in English for over 1,000 years because it served a specific cultural purpose—it let Jewish communities identify an 'us versus them' boundary that was important for maintaining religious and cultural identity.
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