Polack

[ poh-lahk, -lak ]

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pole or person of Polish descent.

Origin of Polack

First recorded in 1590–1600, Polack is from the Polish word polak a Pole

Words Nearby Polack

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How to use Polack in a sentence

"If it wasn't for me, you'd go round looking like one of those Polack women down by the tracks," Tessie would scold.
Half Portions | Edna Ferber
Personally I like Polack and Savage the best of them, despite the lumbering pretentiousness and doubtful veracity of the former.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember Reeves
Linda had had maids, Polack and Swedish girls, and Irish country girls hardly intelligible in speech.
Harriet and the Piper | Kathleen Norris
“Keep your eye on the big Polack,” he said to Dennis, yet loud enough for all to hear.
Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall | Jean K. Baird
In such a cause, any soldier, were he but a Polack Scythe-man, shall be welcome.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History | Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for Polack

Polack

/ (ˈpəʊlæk) /

noun

derogatory, slang a Pole or a person of Polish descent

Origin of Polack

C16: from Polish Polak Pole

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