Not perfectly on time; possibly somewhat late, but no harm is done as a result. The implication is that there is no need to be exactly on time, and starting a little late is acceptable.
The term comes from Jewish culture, which is often relaxed about punctuality.
When an event is schedule to take place at 2:00 Jewish time, it could be at 2:05, 2:12, 2:15, or even 2:35, and everyone is satisfied.
The term comes from Jewish culture, which is often relaxed about punctuality.
When an event is schedule to take place at 2:00 Jewish time, it could be at 2:05, 2:12, 2:15, or even 2:35, and everyone is satisfied.
by Bed time August 9, 2010
person one: What are you doing this Christmas?
person two: What do you think? Its gonna be a Jewish Christmas!
person two: What do you think? Its gonna be a Jewish Christmas!
by Swimgirl202 January 30, 2012
by Tom Hoffhim March 3, 2013
Bubbeleh, kim tzu mir*. Grandma's got Jewish penicillin for you! *"Kim tzu mir" is Yiddish for "come to me".
by pentozali January 10, 2006
When an uncircumcised man is receiving oral sex, and his partner becomes startled, causing them to bite down and cleave his foreskin, leaving behind a perfectly circumcised penis and a newly Orthodox Jew.
"Last night was going great until she gave me the Jewish Guillotine and converted me into an Orthodox Jew."
by BennyBooty October 5, 2017
a form of billiards, played on a table in which you must pay for every game, in which you make sure to grab every ball right before it goes in the hole so you don't have to pay for more than one game. comes from the stereotype that jews are cheap, and therefore would participate in this form of billiards.
mike: hey man, let's go down to the local sports bar and shoot some pool!
tyrone: ok let's do it, but remember, i won last time so it's your turn to pay.
mike: oh shit man, i've only got a dollar, i guess we can only play one game
tyrone: no man, we can play jewish billiards
tyrone: ok let's do it, but remember, i won last time so it's your turn to pay.
mike: oh shit man, i've only got a dollar, i guess we can only play one game
tyrone: no man, we can play jewish billiards
by mike hunt93 December 21, 2009
by Dcoops1313 November 21, 2015