Polack

[ poh-lahk, -lak ]

/ ˈpoʊ lɑk, -læk /

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noun

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

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Origin of Polack

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

Words nearby Polack

pokie, poky, pol, Pola, Polabian, Polack, polacre, Poland, Poland China, Poland, invasion of, Polanski

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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

Word Origin for Polack

C16: from Polish Polak Pole

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