Polish
People from Poland, a country in Central Europe.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck | Lots of Polish last names end in czyk, pronounced "chuck." | |
| Cleaning Lady | There are many Polish cleaning ladies | |
| DP | Stands for Displaced Person. Used against Polish and other Eastern European immigrants who were displaced after World War II. Also used more broadly as a slur against Polish people. | |
| Hunyak | Contraction of Hungarian & Polock. | |
| Lock | Short for "polock" | |
| Pole | Short for Polish. | |
| Polock/Polak | Polish for "Polish man." Correctly spelled "Polak." | |
| Polski | Self-explanatory. | |
| Rod | Rod is another way to say Pole | |
| Skier | A lot of Polish last names end with -ski |