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Polack

  • /ˈpoʊlɑk/ Canada, US
  • /ˈpəʊlæk/ UK

Sounds like polac

Where it comes from

From Polish Polak (“a Polish person”). Cognate to French Polak, and akin to Swedish polack.

noun Polacks · Polak · Pollack · Pollock · Polock

  1. Canada, US, offensive, slang A Pole, or person of Polish descent. which to him appear'd / To be a preparation 'gainſt the Poleak

    Similar: Pole, Polish person

proper noun Polak · Pollack · Pollock · Polock

  1. An anglicized Polish surname from Polish, from Polak (“Pole”).

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noun derogatory: Polish person

FrançaisPolak
DeutschPolacke
Русскийпшек pšek, пше́чка pšéčka, лях ljax

noun archaic: Polish person

Românăleah

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"Polack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Polack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polack

Chicago

"Polack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polack.

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@misc{polack_2026,
  title = {Polack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}