Jew-baiting

American

[joo-bey-ting] / ˈdʒuˌbeɪ tɪŋ /

noun

active antisemitism, including threats, hate speech, and other forms of overt harassment targeting Jews.

Jew-baiting British

noun

active persecution or harassment of Jews

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Other Word Forms

Jew-baiter

noun

Etymology

Origin of Jew-baiting

First recorded in 1890–95

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