Jew down

verb, slang

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of jew down. US, alt-of, alternative, offensive

    "" […] 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.""

  2. 2
    To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service. offensive, slang, transitive

    "[…] 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."

Etymology

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

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