"shonicker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shonickers [plural]
Etymology: Yiddish [Term?] (“small trader”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|t=small trader}} Yiddish [Term?] (“small trader”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shonicker (plural shonickers)
  1. (US, offensive, ethnic slur, dated) A Jew. Tags: US, dated, ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: shoniker, shonikker, shonnicker, shonniker, schonocker Related terms: shonk
    Sense id: en-shonicker-en-noun-rdxg4eSM Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

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