polack
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An insulting word for a person from Poland
- noun
- /ˈpoʊlæk/
- Slur
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[insulto para una persona de origen polaco]
- Three guys are in the desert, an Italian, Irishman and Polack.
- dumb Polack
- big Polack
- kind of Polack
Examples
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Three guys are in the desert, an Italian, Irishman, and Polack.
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You remember Dave the Polack?
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I picked you up when you were a nothing, covering Polack weddings on the South side.
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He had the broad shoulders and substantial hands of a Polack from good, solid laboring stock.
Fiction book (2000) -
"What do you want, you Polack?" Dan said.
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Except for that Polack kid who lived up the street.
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Etymology
Polack comes from the Polish word Polak, which means 'a person from Poland'. In English it was once a neutral name but later became an insulting word for people of Polish descent, so it is now considered offensive.