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Po⋅lack

  [poh-lahk, -lak]
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–noun
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a Pole or person of Polish descent.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Pol polak a Pole
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Po·lack   (pō'lŏk', -lāk')   
n.  

  1. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of Polish birth or descent.

  2. Obsolete A native of Poland; a Pole.


[Polish Polak; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Polack 
"Polish person," 1574; in N.Amer. usage, "Polish immigrant, person of Polish descent" (1879) and in that context considered offensive in Eng., even though it is the Pol. word for "Polish person."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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