asajew
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Jew who invokes their Jewish identity to criticize Israel and Zionism, especially if this is the only reason they express or claim a Jewish identity, viewed by Zionists as a religious and race traitor.
Derogatory; Offensive; Slang
noun
Alternative form of asajew
Example Sentences
- "Come on Jenny Manson, Naomi Wimborne Idrissi, Jonathan Rosenhead, Miriam Margolyes and the rest of you in the Asajew roundrobinocracy — explain. Why in an "anti-racist party" led by a man who "abhors all forms of racism" it was the Jewish MPs Luciana Berger and Louise Ellmann who were the targets of their Liverpool comrades' venom, and not the anti-semite?"
- "Such groups and individuals have succeeded in creating the new phenomenon of the "asaJew." "As a Jew, I can say that Israel is racist." "As a Jew, I am ashamed that a Jewish State is oppressing poor Palestinians.""
- "The AsAJews get their name because they are addicted to that very phrase. We’ve heard it for years. As a Jew, I don't think AIPAC should dominate American foreign policy. As a Jew, I stand against the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands."
- "The further right or left you go, the more likely you are to eventually come around to hating Jews. On the left, this is plain to see. From the Corbyn-era trend to attack Israel for all the world's sins, to the self-hating asaJews that tweeted enthusiastically about October 7 being a 'day of celebration' to previously vanilla comedian Reginald Hunter retweeting posts about the evils of the Talmud."
Etymology
Supposedly representing an anti-Zionist Jewish attitude of overfrequently using preambles that essentially contain the phrase as + a + Jew before statements, a stereotypical performative throat-clearing.