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Thread #134055   Message #3046811
Posted By: Jack Campin
05-Dec-10 - 08:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: Potentially Offensive Dict Definitions
Subject: RE: BS: Potentially Offensive Dict Definitions
I think I last encountered "jew [somebody] down" as a phrasal verb meaning "bargain" someime arund 1980. It wouldn't surprise me if it were still used somewhere.

I encountered "Dutch wife" in the late 50s, when I used one. It was a standard way of dealing with prickly heat or similar itchy sweaty skin conditions (in my case chickenpox). "Dutch auction" is still current.