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jew en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒuː/ (UK, US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Transferred use of Jew.

Meanings

  1. (Australia) The jewfish.
    • The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel. 1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151
  2. (alt-of, offensive) Alternative letter-case form of Jew (“a Jewish person”).
    alt of Jew
    • It is jews behind the campaign to destroy it, admits WND house jew. Just as we WN have said all along. 2004 December 21, Will McDonald, “The Jewing of Christmas”, in alt.california (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jews Number=Plur lexicographic
Jew alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “jew” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

jew en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒuː/ (UK, US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Transferred use of Jew.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, offensive) Alternative letter-case form of Jew.
    alt of Jew
    • Nevertheless, decisions used to be rendered based on long-honored White traditions or "precedent," and supported by reason and logic. In today's jewed system, by contrast, one is more apt to read a legal opinion which cites U.N. resolutions or jewish sociologists than Black's Law Dictionary. 2004 June 20, Victor, “The Ten Truths: On Jewish Lawyers & the Jewing of Law”, in alt.california (Usenet):
    • “And listen to me well: if you're jewing me somehow, you're gonna find yourself chasing your own head around Shower C before the week's out.” “Yes, I understand that,” Andy said softly. And he did [...] 2017 March 28, Stephen King, Different Seasons: Four Novellas, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 47:
    • 'You're jewing me on the price, right? Well get this and get it good, I don't get jewed. Not by anybody.' Dan, who had lost the toss and taken the call, wished John a Merry Christmas. The advent of Christmas compounded their problems. 2001 September 24, Donald R. Bernard, John Goldsmith, Bullion, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 162:
    • “By God, you're jewing me, that's what it is.” “Take it or leave it.” “Oh, I take it, but you're jewing me.” Max made a sweeping motion with his hand and the two women came down the bar to join them. When he told Helga that everything[…] 2015 May 12, Herbert Burkholz, Writer-in-Residence, Open Road Media, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jewed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jewed Tense=Past lexicographic
Jew alternative lexicographic
jews Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
jewing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

jew out · jew up · jew down

Source: en.wiktionary, “jew” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

jew en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒuː/ (UK, US)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
    alt of d' you
  2. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.
    alt of 'd you
    • How jew do that? ("How'd you do that?")