Hoggenheimer, noun

/ˈhɒɡənˌhaɪmə/
Origin:
The name of a cartoon character created in 1915 by D.C. Boonzaaier, cartoonist for Die Burger, probably from a 1902 stage character (see Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. quotation 1972).
derogatory, offensive
An insulting name for a stereotypical Jewish figure personifying organized capitalism, especially that of Johannesburg. Also attributive.
[c1895 The Girl at Kays in G. Viney Col. Houses (1987) 142I’ll marry Hoggenheimer of Park Lane..And ev’ry one that sees me will explain That I’m Mrs Hoggenheimer of Park Lane.]
1934 Sunday Times 25 Feb. (Swart)That the leopard cannot change its spots — which is equivalent to saying that Dr. Malan cannot abandon his racialism — is shown by his current references to Parasites, Hoggenheimers and fusion.
1941 Forum 20 Sept. 29This time it was clear to everyone that the so-called capitalists and imperialists (the Hoggenheimers) had nothing to do with the troubles of Afrikanerdom.
1943 ‘J. Burger’ Black Man’s Burden 238He is fanatical in his anti-semitism, and..blames the Jews for both communism and capitalism. The name of ‘Hoggenheimer’, or ‘Hoggie’ for short, and the political cartoonists depict a fat Jew dictating to the Government.
1972 L. Herrman in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. V. 559Hoggenheimer symbolised foreign capitalist exploitation and the less admirable aspects of acquisitive imperialism. The character first appeared as ‘Hoggenheimer of Park Lane’ in the musical comedy The girl from Kay’s, produced on 15 Nov. 1902 at the Apollo Theatre in London, running for 432 performances.
1972 Sunday Times 3 Sept. 2This is the Transvaler’s old standby. Whenever it is in need of a scapegoat, it takes Hoggenheimer out of the cupboard, dusts him off and dangles him like a bogyman in front of its readers.
1979 Sunday Times 1 Apr. 15It’s a far cry from the bad old days of the 30s and 40s when, with the Afrikaner excluded from South Africa’s entrepreneurial class, the Hoggenheimer image ruled supreme as the ultimate Nationalist bogyman.
1981 Sunday Times 25 Oct. 29In years past it was fashionable in National Party circles to condemn Mr Oppenheimer as the ‘Mr Big’ of opposition politics, the ‘Hoggenheimer’ detested by Afrikanerdom.
1985 Financial Mail 18 Jan. 35Nor last week was it the Rand Lords or Big Business that spoke out. It was not those whom the Nats delight in calling the Hoggenheimers that told government it must get down to real political and economic reform.
An insulting name for a stereotypical Jewish figure personifying organized capitalism, especially that of Johannesburg. Also attributive.
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