English

kikeface

From kike + face.

A compound of kike + face

Yiddish קײַקל ‘circle’

English kike

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin faciēs ‘form’

Late Latin facia

Old French face

Middle English face

English face

The story

First use appears c. 1981.

noun A term of abuse directed at a person perceived to be Jewish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kikeface