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shvartzes

shvartzes is the plural 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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Questions about shvartzes

What is shvartzes the plural of?
Shvartzes is the plural of shvartze.

Words near shvartzes in the dictionary

  1. shvartser
  2. shvartsers
  3. shvartze
  4. shvartzer
  5. shvartzers
  6. shvartzes
  7. shvas
  8. Shvat
  9. Shvetambara
  10. shvi
  11. shviger

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