Uncle Shmuel

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of Uncle Sam +‎ Shmuel, implying that the US government is dominated or manipulated by Jewish interests.

Proper noun[edit]

Uncle Shmuel

  1. (slang, humorous, offensive, derogatory) Uncle Sam.
    • 2003 June 26, Captain America ex-warhol, “is not a pretty thing. Never has, Never will be.”, in alt.politics.bush[1] (Usenet):
      The Iraqis have had over 10 years of UN-Sanctions and UN-Inspectors sniffing out their country in the name of Uncle Shmuel/Sam.
    • 2014 May/June, “Uncle Shmuel Needs You”, in The Barnes Review, volume 20, number 3, Washington, D.C.: TBR Co., →ISSN, page 54:
      The website image at right, used for fundraising by the "non-profit" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, (JTA) showing Uncle Sam in a yarmulke with a star of David, really needs no commentary.
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