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shvartser

shvartser 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 shvartser

pluralshvartsers

Origin of shvartser

Borrowed from Yiddish שוואַרצער (shvartser), nominative masculine singular form of שוואַרץ (shvarts, “black”).

Questions about shvartser

What is shvartser the alternative form of?
Shvartser is the alternative form of shvartze.

Words near shvartser in the dictionary

  1. shuyookh
  2. SHV
  3. shva
  4. shvantz
  5. shvantzes
  6. shvartser
  7. shvartsers
  8. shvartze
  9. shvartzer
  10. shvartzers
  11. shvartzes

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