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Jew-ish
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Jewish
English
Etymology
From en Jew -ish, implying that the Jewish person in question is not really a Jew.
Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒuˈɪʃ/
en ɪʃ 2
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Jew-ish.wav General American
Adjective
Jew-ish
en Judaism colloquial Identifying as culturally Jewish, but not taking part in religious activities.
en I'm not exactly Jewish; more like Jew-ish.
en Leon A. Morris Religion Matters: Beware the American 'Cultural Jew' w:Haaretz https://web.archive.org/web/20220625120347/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2013-10-09/ty-article/.premium/beware-the-u-s-cultural-jew/0000017f-e032-d75c-a7ff-fcbff6ea0000 Tel Aviv Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. 9 October 2013 43399847 The data reveals a group of American Jews who are, well, Jew-ish – an identity that is not only absent of faith, Torah and mitzvot, but also largely absent of anything that matters much at all.
See also
en asajew
en Jewishish