Meanings
plural Jew Yorkers
- derogatoryoffensiveslangA Jewish New Yorker.
And that day, two cynical Jew Yorkers came together as not only activists, but life partners. We were married shortly after and welcomed five rescued pets and three beautiful human vegan baby boys in close succession.
2015 May 19, Victoria Moran, The Good Karma Diet Deluxe: Eat Gently, Feel Amazing, Age in Slow Motion, Penguin, →ISBN2 more examples
He reserved most of his animus for Jews. Jew Yorkers. Jew Dealers. Jew bankers. The “Jew-run federal government.” I lifted the needle, fearing I might hurl the record against the wall if I had to listen to another second of it. Restraint won out. I slipped it in its sleeve and[…]
2016 November 15, Andrew Hunt, Desolation Flats: A Mystery, Minotaur Books, →ISBN, page 192But even in his beloved Jew York, Allen frequently locates the action in French restaurants and bistros, deliberately contrasting fine Parisian-style dining with the more down-to-earth edibles of Jew Yorkers such as Chinese food and[…]
2013 December 3, Vincent Brook, Marat Grinberg, Woody on Rye: Jewishness in the Films and Plays of Woody Allen, Brandeis University Press, →ISBN, page 218
Origin
Blend of Jew + New Yorker, equivalent to Jew York + -er.
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