Polack

polack pólack English Alternative forms en Polak, en Pollack, en Pollock, en Polock Etymology From en pl Polak a Polish person. Cognate to fr Polak, and akin to sv polack. Pronunciation en /ˈpoʊlɑk/ US,Canada en /ˈpəʊlæk/ UK en En-au-Polack.ogg AU en polac Noun en now _ North America _ now _ offensive _ slang A Pole, or person of Polish descent. II ii 63 260 2 which to him appear'd / To be a preparation 'gainſt the Poleak II ii 75 260 2 So leuied as before, againſt the Poleak. en The Works of Thomas Middleton VIII 307 Thomas Middleton Arthur Henry Bullen 1886 1610 First therefore was he employed into Poland, where by Sigismund, the king of Poland and of Suecia, he was received with great magnificence and applause both of the Polack himself and of his people. Sir R. Sherley Sent Ambassador, etc. Usage notes The term en Polack was used neutrally through the late nineteenth century, but is today considered an ethnic slur in North America as it was associated with poorer immigrants. The Polish still refer to themselves by this term, and other countries do not attach an offensive connotation. Synonyms person of Polish descent en Pole, en Polish person Translations derogatory: Polish person Czech: cs Pšonek m Finnish: fi polakki French: fr Polak German: de Polacke m Hungarian: hu polák Polish: pl polaczek m Russian: ru пшек m, ru пше́чка f, ru лях archaic: Polish person Finnish: fi polakki Romanian: ro leah m German: de Polack m, de Polacke m Proper noun + (surname) en anglicized Polish Polish, from pl Polak Pole. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Polack is the 35057th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 643 individuals. Polack is most common among White (78.38%) and Black/African American (9.49%) individuals. See also en palooka Further reading French Pronunciation Noun m fr Polak (en Polack, person of Polish descent) Hunsrik Pronunciation hrx /p(ʰ)oˈlak/ Noun m Polacke Pole, Polack Further reading