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Shabbas goy

noun
variants: or Shabbos goy

Definition of Shabbas goy

: a non-Jew employed by Orthodox Jews to perform services (such as turning lights on and off) which are forbidden to Jews on the Sabbath

History and Etymology for Shabbas goy

Yiddish shabes goy, from shabes Sabbath + goy gentile, from Hebrew gōy people, nation

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