# "That's so gay"

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 31, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-so-gay/508358 "2009-08-31T14:57:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-so-gay/508358/93 "2009-09-11T21:32:58Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> You might believe your usage of “Jew down” is cute and a tribute to Jews, but the usage is rooted in the belief that Jews are cheap. So it’s not really surprising that not everybody thinks it’s a nice tribute. Sorry if you found that embarrassing.

Well, to be honest when I used the term “to jew someone down” or heard it used it never occurred to me that Jews were cheap. It was used to mean that I or someone else got the best damn bargain possible. It meant that we were skillful in the art of bartering.

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