jew

See also: Jew

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /dʒuː/

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• Homophones: Jew, dew
• Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• Jew

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

Etymology 2

Phrase

jew

1. Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
2. Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.

Etymology 3

Uncertain, see Jew's harp for more.

Particle

jew

1. (used only in certain set phrases like jew harp)

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Maltese

FWOTD - 16 September 2016

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْ ‎(ʾaw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛw/

Conjunction

jew

1. or
   • "Joe Mizzi ma jeskludix li tinbena l-infrastruttura għall-'monorail' jew ferrovija", in iNew Malta, 20 November 2015.

     Il-Ministru għat-Trasport u l-Infrastruttura Joe Mizzi ma eskludiex il-possibiltà li f'Malta tinbena l-infrastruttura għall-monorail jew ferrovija.

     Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Joe Mizzi didn't rule out the possibility that monorail or railway infrastructure be built in Malta.

2. else