Compressed phrase that means "Did you eat?" often heard as "Jew eat?" by particularly sensitive and/or peculiarly paranoid people of the Jewish persuasion, especially when asked by a goy (non-Jew). "Jew eat?" syndrome was first exposed to mass culture by Woody Allen in his Oscar-winning film "Annie Hall" (1977).
Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) to his calm friend Rob (Tony Roberts):
"You know, I was having lunch with some guys from NBC, so I said, 'Did you eat yet or what?' And Tom Christie said, 'No, JEW?' Not 'Did you?'...JEW eat? JEW? You get it? JEW eat?"
-- Woody Allen, screenplay for "Annie Hall"
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common to "jew call me". Jew eat is how most people ask "did you eat".
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The Southern (USA) way to say "Did you eat?"
I'm hungry!
Jew eat yet?
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A person of Jewish ethnicity who does not actively practice Judaism
Guy 1 I practice Judaism all the time
Guy 2 I'm a bagel eating jew
1. n. A person who is Jewish, but does not closely follow the traditions or dietary restrictions of the Jewish faith. A member of the Reform Movement.
2. n. A Jewish person who eats bacon.
Q: Why is Paul here tonight? It's Rosh Hashanah. Isn't he Jewish?
A: Yes, but Paul is a Bacon Eating Jew.
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A person of Jewish ethnicity who does not actively practice Judaism.
Did you see him at synagogue last week?
No. He's a bagle eating jew.