Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Origins: what do these words or pharase mean?
1 gypped
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2 jew you down
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3 mulatto
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4 lame
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5 putz
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6 hick
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7 evil eye
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8 iron maiden
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9 indian giver
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10 paddy wagon
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11 Russian roulette
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12 Chinese Fire Drill
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13 Hag
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chinese home run/ harlem home run
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14 jay walking
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15 bury the hatchet
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2 jew you down
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3 mulatto
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4 lame
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5 putz
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6 hick
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7 evil eye
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8 iron maiden
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9 indian giver
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10 paddy wagon
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11 Russian roulette
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12 Chinese Fire Drill
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13 Hag
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chinese home run/ harlem home run
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14 jay walking
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15 bury the hatchet
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Top answer
com /. I will tell you, however, that "jew you down, " is extremely offensive. Gypped, Indian giver, and Chinese Fire Drill and Chinese home run are also offensive.
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I'm sure you cqn find all of these phrases at http://www.urbandictionary.com/. I will tell you, however, that "jew you down, " is extremely offensive. Gypped, Indian giver, and Chinese Fire Drill and Chinese home run are also offensive. ("Gypped" is common enough that probably many people use it without realizing that
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