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What does the noun Jew York mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Jew York. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Jew York is considered offensive.
How common is the noun Jew York?
Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1910 | 0.01 |
| 1920 | 0.011 |
| 1930 | 0.011 |
| 1940 | 0.011 |
| 1950 | 0.011 |
| 1960 | 0.011 |
| 1970 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 0.0085 |
| 1990 | 0.0072 |
| 2000 | 0.0067 |
| 2010 | 0.0056 |
How is the noun Jew York pronounced?
British English
/ˌdʒuː ˈjɔːk/
joo-YORK
U.S. English
/ˌdʒu ˈjɔrk/
joo-YORK
Where does the noun Jew York come from?
Earliest known use
1910s
The earliest known use of the noun Jew York is in the 1910s.
OED's earliest evidence for Jew York is from 1911, in Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Jew York is formed within English, by blending.
Etymons: Jew n., proper name New York.
Nearby entries
- Jews'-slime, n.1640
- Jew's stone, n.1598–
- Jews thorn, n.1597–
- Jews' tin, n.1828–
- Jew's trump, n.1481–
- Jew toll, n.1813–
- Jew Tongo, n.1933–
- Jew town, n.1592–
- Jewy, n.1914–
- Jewy, adj.1853–
- Jew York, n.1911–
- Jeyes fluid, n.1900–
- jezail, n.1838–
- jezailchee, n.1862–
- Jezebel, n.1558–
- Jezebelical, adj.1625
- Jezebelish, adj.1645–
- jezekite, n.1916–
- jeziah, n.1683–
- jhana, n.1834–
- jheel, n.1805–
Etymology
Meaning & use
Contents
slang. derogatory and offensive.
- 1911–A name for: New York.With derogatory reference to the large number of Jewish people resident in New York.
- 1911
The joke-smiths call the city Jew York or New Cork, according as the jest shifts toward the Hebraic or the Hibernian.
Cosmopolitan Magazine May 865/1 - 1913
‘Dutch ancestors are the proper thing in Jew York.’ ‘Jappie,’ said his mother severely, ‘how often must I caution you not to speak of New York as Jew York? Some day you will say it to a Jew.’
G. B. McCutcheon, Fool & his Money xvi. 294 - 1948
For two weeks he had heard Conn talk about..the terrible fact that Jew York was in the hands of foreigners.
N. Mailer, Naked & Dead ii. iii. 69 - 1990
Maybe it ain't as bad as Jew York yet around here, but we're workin' on it.
A. H. Vachss, Blossom (1991) cxxvii. 237 - 2009
Her husband was a lefty lawyer in Jew York.
J. Ellroy, Blood's a Rover (2010) 36
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌdʒuː ˈjɔːk/
joo-YORK
U.S. English
/ˌdʒu ˈjɔrk/
joo-YORK
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛtl/ but <petally> /ˈpɛtl̩i/.
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in <bitter>
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but <petally> /ˈpɛdl̩i/.
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
Jew York typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
Jew York is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.
Frequency of Jew York, n., 1910–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 0.01 |
| 1920 | 0.011 |
| 1930 | 0.011 |
| 1940 | 0.011 |
| 1950 | 0.011 |
| 1960 | 0.011 |
| 1970 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 0.0085 |
| 1990 | 0.0072 |
| 2000 | 0.0067 |
| 2010 | 0.0056 |
Entry history for Jew York, n.
Jew York, n. was first published in December 2019.
Jew York, n. was last modified in December 2023.
oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include:
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- new senses, phrases, and quotations.
Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into Jew York, n. in December 2023.
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Nearby entries
- Jews'-slime, n.1640
- Jew's stone, n.1598–
- Jews thorn, n.1597–
- Jews' tin, n.1828–
- Jew's trump, n.1481–
- Jew toll, n.1813–
- Jew Tongo, n.1933–
- Jew town, n.1592–
- Jewy, n.1914–
- Jewy, adj.1853–
- Jew York, n.1911–
- Jeyes fluid, n.1900–
- jezail, n.1838–
- jezailchee, n.1862–
- Jezebel, n.1558–
- Jezebelical, adj.1625
- Jezebelish, adj.1645–
- jezekite, n.1916–
- jeziah, n.1683–
- jhana, n.1834–
- jheel, n.1805–
