polack
(noun) a person of Polish descent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Polack (plural Polacks)
(now North America offensive slang) A Pole, or person of Polish descent.
(obsolete) Formerly in non-offensive use.
• The term Polack was used neutrally through the late nineteenth century, but is today considered an ethnic slur in North America. The Polish still refer to themselves by this term, and other countries do not attach an offensive connotation.
• (person of Polish descent): Pole, Polish person
Polack
An anglicized Polish surname, from Polak (“Pole”).
Source: Wiktionary
Po"lack, n.
Definition: A Polander. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
