gadje means A non-Roma; a non-Romani person. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
GADJE — [Noun] The Romani term for a person who is not Roma; a plural form that has become the generic designation for the outsider. Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, the plural of gaʒo ("non-Romani man"). Unlike gorger (a geographically specific slang from British Romani usage) or gaijin (a Japanese term freighted with insular cultural history), gadje carries the weight of a millennia-long diaspora—a quiet border drawn by a people perpetually on the other side of one. It is the scent of factory soap on a stranger's hand, the flicker of a curtain in a settled house as the caravan passes, and the rigid, incomprehensible geometry of lives built on deeds. A single syllable that draws the oldest line: us, and not-us.
noun
- A non-Roma; a non-Romani person.“This is one of the things that makes this music Roma rap,” the musicians say in an interview. And, “[w]e also try to attack everyday racism and throw back in the gadjes' face what they say about us, Roma” (“Roma rap,” my translation).”