name game

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Pronunciations

name game (NAYM-gaym) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The attempt to identify whether someone is Jewish based upon whether their name 'sounds' Jewish.

Example Sentences

  • "My grandmother, falling victim to the Name Game, was certain Bruce Springsteen was Jewish."

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Who Uses This

  • Ethnic: Jews whose Jewish identity is primarily ethnic

Regions

  • North America
  • Great Britain

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