In the contemporary English language, the noun Polack (/ˈpoʊlɑːk/ and /-læk/) is a derogatory, mainly North American, reference to a person of Polish origin.[1][2] It is an anglicisation of the Polish masculine noun Polak, which denotes a person of Polish origine and typically male gender.[3][4] However, the English loanword is considered an ethnic slur.[5][6]
^Stevenson, Angus, ed. (2010). Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford University Press. p. 1373. ISBN 9780199571123.
^"Polack – Define Polack at Dictionary.com". reference.com.
^(in Polish) Definition of Polak in PWN dictionary:"polak". Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^Some sources connect the feminine form Polka to the musical form and genre of that name; others link the latter to Czech pulka, meaning "half" and likely referring to the half steps performed by the dancers or the dance's 2/4 as opposed to 4/4 time signature.
^"Polack". merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^Sánchez Fajardo, José A. (2022). Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 53. ISBN 9789027210609.
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