SHVARTZE

Etymology

Noun

shvartze (plural shvartze or shvartzes)

(chiefly, US, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of sub-Saharan African descent; a black person.

Adjective

shvartze (not comparable)

(chiefly, US, offensive, ethnic slur) Of sub-Saharan African descent; of or pertaining to people of sub-Saharan African descent; black.

Source: Wiktionary



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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