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jewed down

jewed down is the simple past and past participle of jew down.

Meaning of jew down

Verb

jew down (third-person singular simple present jews down, present participle jewing down, simple past and past participle jewed down)

  1. (offensive, slang, transitive) To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service.
    • […] 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.1861, George W. Henry, Tell Tale Rag, and Popular Sins of the Day, self-published, published 1861, page ix
    Antonyms:
    jew up

Verb capitalized: Jewed down

Jewed down

  1. (participle, past) simple past and past participle of Jew down

Questions about jewed down

What is jewed down the simple past and past participle of?
Jewed down is the simple past and past participle of jew down.
What part of speech is jewed down?
Jewed down is a verb.

Words near jewed down in the dictionary

  1. Jewcuck
  2. Jewdaism
  3. Jewdar
  4. Jewdom
  5. jewed
  6. jewed down
  7. jewed out
  8. jewed up
  9. jewel
  10. jewel anemone
  11. jewel anemones

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