Kike

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The word kike is an ethnic slur for a Jew. The word was derived from the Yiddish word for circle called kikel, due to how Jewish immigrants wrote a circle instead of an X on their immigration papers.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ "We need to talk about 'Kike' — how did the slur originate anyway?". The Forward. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Kike | #TranslateHate | AJC". www.ajc.org. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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