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Jewish piano

Jewish piano noun: a cash register.

Noun

Jewish piano (plural Jewish pianos)

  1. (offensive, slang) A cash register.
    • I want to buy a Jewish piano.
      What's that?
      Cash register.1921 September, The Virginia Reel, volume II, number 1, Lynchburg, Virginia: Published by The Virginia Reel Board, at the University of Virginia …, →OCLC, page 2
    • Seeing Joe Rubin, someone would yell to Ogy, the bartender, as he rang up a cash register sale, "Play that Jewish piano, Ogy. Make the Jewish piano sing.2003, Anthony Bukoski, Time Between Trains, Stories by Anthony Bukoski, page 22

Synonyms of Jewish piano

Forms of Jewish piano

pluralJewish pianos

Origin of Jewish piano

From the row of keys on a cash register and the stereotype of Jews as money-grubbing.

Questions about Jewish piano

What does Jewish piano mean?
Jewish piano means a cash register.
What part of speech is Jewish piano?
Jewish piano is a noun.
What is the plural of Jewish piano?
The plural of Jewish piano is Jewish pianos.

Words near Jewish piano in the dictionary

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  6. Jewish piano
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