Meanings
plural Jewboys
- colloquialderogatoryoffensiveA male Jew.
"I said all Jewboys are afraid all the time. That's what I said."
1937, The Tanager, volumes 13-15, page 113 more examples
I am not at all in his favor. I dislike him personally. For all I know he may have sold pencils about the streets like any other Jew-boy.
1876, Anthony Trollope, chapter IV, in The Prime MinisterITALIAN BOY: Are you a Jewboy? The boy doesn't answer, tries to keep going. ITALIAN BOY: Well, if you're not a Jew, say 'bread' in Italian. See, he can't.
1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)The dark-haired boy was grinning at them, he said to Heshy who was the tallest of the three friends, “We'll play a little game, Jewboy. You don't know the game so I'll teach you, right?” “You Jewboys can always learn something new, can't you?” the blonde said with a laugh.
2000, Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories
Origin
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