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From what I know of it, the term "He jewed me" stemmed from the belief that Jews were all very very VERY good with money and very thrifty to the point that anyone who got the shorter end of the stick on a financial transaction got "jewed", that's all. I don't know of anyone in all the years I was growing up who meant that they got swindled. To me, Jews are not thieves, but many are good business people. Some aren't.
I wouldn't go comparing them to the Firengi or anything.
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