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goyish

Yiddish

also: goy

relating to non-Jews or gentile custom

Relating to non-Jews, gentile custom, the way things are done outside the community. Sometimes it's plain description, mayonnaise on white bread is goyish. Sometimes it's a needle aimed at a Jew who's drifted from the tribe's habits, and tone does all the work.