Meaning of Jewdar | Babel Free

Definitions

The supposed ability of a person to detect or intuitively sense whether another person is Jewish.

slang, uncountable

Examples

“And slap on a gag order if we dare say that these traits triggered our "Jewdar" (my Semitic equivalent of gaydar) and allowed us to identify someone as a fellow Jew.”

“So she was Jewish. It wouldn't have occurred to me, but Melissa always faulted my Jewdar.”

“The name Grossman, the physician father, the mention of Florida—my Jewdar went whirring away, strongly suggesting that he could be a member of the tribe.”

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