adj
Meaning 1
Jewish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, offensive, slang
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adj
Jewish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, offensive, slang
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name
A surname.
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noun
An adherent of Judaism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: Judaist
Antonyms: gentile, goy
Broader terms: Abrahamist, Judeo-Christian, monotheist
noun
A member or descendant of the Jewish people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: gentile, goy
Broader terms: Hebrew, Israelite
noun
A miserly or greedy person; a cheapskate.
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Usage: derogatory
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noun
A ship's tailor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
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noun
The jewfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Jew (“a Jewish person”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, offensive
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phrase
Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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phrase
Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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verb
To make (more) Jewish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: offensive, transitive
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verb
To haggle or swindle in order to obtain a better deal (from someone).
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Usage: ambitransitive, offensive
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verb
Alternative letter-case form of Jew.
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Usage: alt-of, offensive
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noun
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Hebrew, Israelite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: Ashkenazi, Conservative Jew, Essene, Jewess, kike, hymie, sheeny, yid, Levite, Orthodox Jew, Pharisee, Reform Jew, Sadducee, Sephardi, Sephardic Jew, Wandering Jew, Zealot, Zionist, Lot, Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer
History
From Middle English Jew, Giu, Giw, Ju, from Old French juiu, Giu, gyu, from Latin iūdaeus (“Judean (i.e. Jew)”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá), Ἰούδας (Ioúdas, “Judah, Judas, Jude”) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “male given name, Yehuda; Judah, Judea”). Doublet of Yid. Displaced Old English Iūdēisċ.
Transferred use of Jew.
Across languages
418 source translations are retained for this English entry.