to jew

2 9.9

An offensive word people use to say someone cheated and insult their Jewish background

verb

Slur

: [Ofensivo (insulto antisemita): estafar]

HEY, TIM, CARLA, LISTEN, YOU TWO DON'T JEW ME DOWN TOO MUCH ON THAT DINETTE, I'LL THROW IN A HUTCH FOR FREE, OK?

Examples

Just don't Jew me on the price.

The Good German (2006)
Just don't jew me on the price.
"You're trying to jew me down."

Fiction book (1994)
You're trying to jew me down.
He jewed him down.

Compounds

Orthodox Jew

13 4.2

A person who strictly follows the traditional religious laws of Judaism

non-Jew

11 6.3

A person who is not Jewish

self-hating Jew

Slur

2 9.9

A person from the Jewish community who criticizes or feels ashamed of their background

Reform Jew

1 5.5

A person who follows a modern, more liberal form of Judaism

Sephardic Jew

1 7.1

A person of Jewish background whose family comes from Spain, Portugal, or North Africa

Conservative Jew

1 5.1

A person who keeps some Jewish laws but adapts others for modern life

Jew bush

1 9.9

Low tropical American shrub whose leaves can make you vomit

Wandering Jew

Slur

1 9.9

A story about a Jewish man who wanders the world as punishment for making fun of Jesus

Jew-bush

Specialized

9.9

A low tropical shrub whose leaves make you throw up

How Dishonest

to jew

Slur

2 9.9

to defraud

Formal

38 6.9

to swindle

25 5.5

to cheat

502 1.2

Surface Forms

jew infinitive

jewing present participle

jews third person singular

jewed past

jewed past participle

Etymology

Jew originally named people from the region of Judah, coming from Hebrew Yehudi meaning 'from Judah'. The verb use of jew that means 'to cheat' grew from a harmful, false idea linking Jewish people with money, so it is a hateful insult and should never be used.