Goy: What the Word Means, and How Extremists Are Weaponizing It 

Line graph showing social media mentions of the word “goy” from 2010 to 2026, with major spikes between 2015–2017 and 2023–2025.

Use of the word “goy” has been trending upwards on social media lately. Our social media monitoring, which goes back to 2010, shows two clear surges in usage: first, between 2015 and 2017, and again in 2023 through today. Use of the term hit its highest level in 2025, and early 2026 is already approaching that peak. Just since the turn of the […]