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Jewlike
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English
Etymology
From en Jew like.
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a Jew, especially en derogatory the stereotype of a profiteering miser.
en 1838 John Steuart Bogotá in 1836-7 His charges are ten dollars for best Wellington boots; there are a number of native workmen, who sell, Jewlike, for just such prices as they can...
en 1906 Frederic Jesup Stimson In Cure of Her Soul Markoff, it appeared, said Radnor, "nosing around, Jewlike, to find some stuff that people would buy," had discovered, in London, a thirst for brewing...
en 1996 Howard L Malchow Gothic images of race in nineteenth-century Britain Jewlike, the Jesuits have insinuated themselves into every level of society.