Polack
pronunciation
How to pronounce Polack in British English:
UK [ˈpəʊlæk]
How to pronounce Polack in American English:
US [ˈpoʊlæk]
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- Noun:
- a person of Polish descent
Word Origin
- Polack (n.)
- "Polish person," 1570s, from Polish Polak "(male) Polish person," related to Polanie "Poles," Polska "Poland," polski "Polish" (see Pole). In North American usage, "Polish immigrant, person of Polish descent" (1879) and in that context considered offensive in English. As an adjective from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. Maybe he threw in one polack joke too many .
- 2. Did you hear about the polack who died drinking milk ?
- 3. What 's the polack talking about ?
- 4. As they walked , brown and polack talked idly .
- 5. Polack was n 't a bad kid , he thought , just a little skinny guy .