Meanings
proper nounthe Happy Merchant
- An anti-Semitic caricature of a Jew, often featuring in far-right memes and propaganda.
Origin
Originated in a cartoon by A. Wyatt Mann (Nick Bougas) in 2001.
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APA
Happy Merchant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Happy%20Merchant
MLA
“Happy Merchant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Happy%20Merchant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Happy Merchant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Happy%20Merchant.
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