Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jewdar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jew-dar
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The supposed ability of a person to detect or intuitively sense whether another person is Jewish.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And slap on a gag order if we dare say that these traits triggered our "Jewdar" (my Semitic equivalent of gaydar) and allowed us to identify someone as a fellow Jew."
"So she was Jewish. It wouldn't have occurred to me, but Melissa always faulted my Jewdar."
"The name Grossman, the physician father, the mention of Florida—my Jewdar went whirring away, strongly suggesting that he could be a member of the tribe."

Etymology

From Jew + -dar.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

gaydar

Questions

What does jewdar mean?: The supposed ability of a person to detect or intuitively sense whether another person is Jewish.
Where does jewdar come from?: From Jew + -dar.

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