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English word origin

Etymology of jew

Transferred use of Jew.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The jewfish. · Alternative letter-case form of Jew (“a Jewish person”).

verb

Alternative letter-case form of Jew.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transferred use of Jew.

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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