"Chai" means life in Hebrew but is pronounced as "high."

Facebook users felt the sweater portrayed Jewish women in a negative light and argued the sweater could be seen as anti-Semitic, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

The company addressed for the mishap on Facebook and said it is pulling the sweater, unlike Target, which will continue to cell its Obsessive Christmas Disorder sweater despite complaints.

A search for "ugly" on Nordstrom's website no longer yields the sweater.

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