jew

See also Jew

English

Alternative forms

• Jew

Etymology

From the stereotype of Jews as scheming merchants. Compare gyp (“swindle”), from gypsy (“Roma”), and welsh (“swindle by defaulting on a debt”), from Welsh.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /dʒuː/, SAMPA: /dZu:/

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• Homophones: Jew, dew
• Rhymes: -uː

Verb

jew (third-person singular simple present jews, present participle jewing, simple past and past participle jewed)

1. (offensive) To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal; to defraud.

Related terms

• jew down

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Maltese

Pronunciation

IPA: /jɛw/, SAMPA: /jEw/

Conjunction

jew

1. or
2. else