achtüng a göy'yim

Definition

(literal translation from ca. 1840's-1945, including Nazi Germany German) :

a) "Attention all non-Jews", followed by the message itself

a more modern translation from German :

b) a admonishing phrase meaning, "beware of immorality/amorality as well as immoral/amoral people in your environment".

Example Usage

mother: Emily, mark my words, this is your first year in high school; apart from all the cool stuff you will learn, there are also, other, darker, more dangerous things, like drugs, parties, marijuana, (...)

Emily (interrupting her mother) : Is achtüng a göy'yim the phrase you wanted to use? I know, dad told me yesterday; mom thanks for the advice, but, lols, I wasn't born yesterday

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