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jewing up

jewing up is the present participle of jew up.

Meaning of jew up

Verb

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

  1. (offensive, slang, transitive) To negotiate a price increase; to bargain to one's advantage.
    Antonyms:
    jew down
  2. (informal, transitive) To make (someone or something) more outwardly Jewish.

Verb capitalized: Jewing up

Jewing up

  1. (participle, present) present participle of Jew up

Questions about jewing up

What is jewing up the present participle of?
Jewing up is the present participle of jew up.
What part of speech is jewing up?
Jewing up is a verb.

Words near jewing up in the dictionary

  1. Jewifying
  2. Jewiness
  3. jewing
  4. jewing down
  5. jewing out
  6. jewing up
  7. jewings
  8. Jewish
  9. Jewish Alps
  10. Jewish Autonomous Oblast
  11. Jewish Autonomous Region

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