| 释义 |
Jew; Jew down
verb
to bargain aggressively about a price US, 1818
“An offensive and stereotypical phrase.” (Multicultural Management Program Fellows, Dictionary of Cautionary Words and Phrases, 1989).- “I jewed the landlord down.” — John A. Williams, Sissie, p. 231, 1963
- The damned niggers wanted to jew the price down and then stay on all night too. — Nathan Heard, Howard Street, p. 44, 1968
- Being Jewish, I didn’t want to pay list price for myself and Einar, and so haggled (or “Jewed down” as they say in the Arab press). — Screw, p. 21, 13 April 1970
- This ain’t Delancy Street, and you ain’t gonna jew me down, homeding. — New Jack City, 1990
- He jewed me up to twenty-five–I agreed. — James Ellroy, White Jazz, p. 32, 1992
- Through some “Jewing down” I bought it for $10,500, studio possibilities and all, about a stone’s throw from Toylsome Lane. — Larry Rivers, What Did I Do?, p. 329, 1992
- Don’t ever try to out-Jew me, little man. I’m twice the Jew you’ll ever be. — Kenneth Lonergan, This is Our Youth, p. 38, 2000
- I don’t dodge guilt. And I don’t Jew outta payin’ my comeuppance. — Kill Bill, 2003
|