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    Default jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

    in his beautiful song they do not care about us >

    he sings : jew me sue me

    what did he mean by saying jew me ?


    i appreciate your help
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    Default Re: jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

    Quote Originally Posted by nora2000 View Post
    i In his beautiful song "t They do not care about us", he sings : "jew me sue me".

    w What did he mean by saying "jew me"?


    i I appreciate your help.
    jew - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education

    Note that this use of the word is considered highly offensive.

    Please begin your sentences with a capital letter, and use the appropriate marks when you are quoting somebody's words.
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    Default Re: jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

    Quote Originally Posted by 5jj View Post
    Note that this use of the word is considered highly offensive.
    I haven't heard it used in decades.
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    Default Re: jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

    [QUOTE=5jj;829401]

    Note that this use of the word is considered highly offensive.


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    (1) I most respectfully suggest that learners never say/write this term.

    (2) In fact, some people are trying to get it removed from dictionaries.
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    Default Re: jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

    I'd never heard it before.

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    Default Re: jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

    I'd heard it but I think it was probably in some kind of Tarantino-style "gangster" film, where they generally get away with a lot of language that we definitely shouldn't use in real life.

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    Default Re: jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

    I have heard older people before say things like "He wanted $5000 for the car, but i Jewed him down to $4500."

    It's offensive. Don't use it.

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