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Polack

American  
[poh-lahk, -lak] / ˈpoʊ lɑk, -læk /

noun

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


Polack British  
/ ˈpəʊlæk /

noun

  1. derogatory a Pole or a person of Polish descent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Polack

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

Example Sentences

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TV stars Indiyah Polack and Babatunde Aléshé have been announced as the hosts of this year's Mobo Awards.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

Indiyah Polack, who was a contestant on last year's Love Island, is a fan of Love Is Blind.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

In 2020, he hired Polack as the public face of the museum’s restitution investigations.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

Democrats Roger Polack, a political newcomer, and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Josh Pade both registered to run against Steil.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2020

A study of the works of the early Slavonian rabbis, before and after Rabbi Polack, shows that they were free from unhealthy awe of their predecessors, and sometimes were audaciously independent.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.

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