negiah
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of negiah
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (Jewish, uncountable)Physical contact between the sexes outside of marriage or familial relations.
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noun
- (Jewish, uncountable)Physical contact between the sexes outside of marriage or familial relations.
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(Jewish, uncountable)The prohibition against this.
“If I see a young man and woman out on a date in the US, would I not assume that even if they were makpid on kashrut, they might not be as makpid on negia? Or even on pre-marital sex? After all, that is exceedingly common in the US today, and it's even made inroads among ostensibly Orthodox Jews.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew נְגִיעָה (“touch”).
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