Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jew down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: jew- -down
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of jew down.

American usage; Offensive

verb

To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service.

Offensive; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"" […] who should come along this mornin' but one of those same holy people, and Jewed me down on pay that the Lord knows is hard enough to live on.""
"Incidentally they ask a price much higher than it is worth; they expect to be Jewed down."
"" […] I don't want to get Jewed down, you know. I'm sure you'll take care of me?""
"[…] the popular and fashionable lying, which is so prolific between merchant and customer, as the process of jewing down is going on among all traders of the day."
"Equality, too, removes the possibility of bargaining, of jewing up or jewing down a salary, according to the exigencies of the moment."
"I wanted to get $600 and a light job and they just jewed me down to $375 and a light job."

Etymology

From the noun Jew, based on the stereotype of Jews as parsimonious and driving hard bargains + down.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jews down (present, singular) Jewing down (participle, present) Jewed down (participle, past) Jewed down (past)

Frequently Paired Words

gyp welsh

Antonyms

jew up

Questions

What does jew down mean?: Alternative spelling of jew down.
Where does jew down come from?: From the noun Jew, based on the stereotype of Jews as parsimonious and driving hard bargains + down.

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