"jew" as adjective and compound nouns vs. adj. + n.?

Benjamin Barrett gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM
Wed May 15 20:12:08 UTC 2013


Googling, it appears to mean the parent of a swimmer. Not in Wiktionary or the OED.

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

On May 15, 2013, at 1:00 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Back in the '70s a student theme mentioned "swim parent."
>
> I was the only one in my office who didn't know what it meant.
>
> JL

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