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schvartze
[ shvahr-tsuh; English shvahrt-suh ]
/ ˈʃvɑr tsə; English ˈʃvɑrt sə /
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noun Yiddish: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a Black person.
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Also shvartz·e [shvahr-tsuh; English shvahr-tsuh], /ˈʃvɑr tsə; English ˈʃvɑr tsə/, schvartz·er [shvahr-tsuhr; English shvahr-tser] /ˈʃvɑr tsər; English ˈʃvɑr tsər/ .
Origin of schvartze
First recorded in 1960–65; from Yiddish shvarts “black”; compare German schwartz
usage note for schvartze
Schvartze was used through the 1960s (and even later by the older generation) to refer specifically to a Black housekeeper or servant. The term was not always used contemptuously; in fact, the Yiddish noun is derived from a merely descriptive adjective meaning "black" (German schwarz ). However, schvartze has been categorized by some as an inside “code word,” a less transparent equivalent of nigger, and so the term has fallen into disrepute.
Words nearby schvartze
Schütz rule, Schutzstaffel, Schuyler, Schuylerville, Schuylkill, schvartze, schwa, Schwaben, Schwachman syndrome, schwag, Schwalbe's ring
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