refujew en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of refugee + Jew.
Meanings
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(US, informal) A Jewish refugee.
'Fancy him having a refujew in his gang,' Gladstone said.
1990, Frederic Raphael, After the war:[…] Basque children, White Russians or refujews, but a whole empire in agony, a mastodon at bay, is beyond the limit of our imaginations.
1938, Anne Jackson Fremantle, Loyal enemy:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| refujews | Number=Plur | lexicographic |