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schvartze

schvartze is the alternative form of shvartze.

Meaning of shvartze

Noun

shvartze (plural shvartze or shvartzes)

  1. (Jewish, US, ethnic, offensive, slur) A person of sub-Saharan African descent; a black person.
    • […] she irons better even than the schvartze,1969, Philip Roth, “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Met”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 12

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Forms of schvartze

pluralschvartzes

Questions about schvartze

What is schvartze the alternative form of?
Schvartze is the alternative form of shvartze.

Words near schvartze in the dictionary

  1. Schuylerville
  2. Schuylkill
  3. Schuylkill County
  4. schuyt
  5. schuyts
  6. schvartze
  7. schvartzes
  8. schvitz
  9. schvitzed
  10. schvitzes
  11. schvitzing

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