schvartze
[ shvahr-tsuh; English shvahrt-suh ]
/ ˈʃvɑr tsə; English ˈʃvɑrt sə /
noun Yiddish: Often Disparaging.
a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a black person.
usage note for schvartze
Schvartze was used through the 1960s (and even later by the older generation) to refer specifically to a black housekeeper or servant. The term was not always used contemptuously; in fact, the Yiddish noun is derived from a merely descriptive adjective meaning "black" (German
schwarz ). However,
schvartze has been categorized by some as an inside “code word,” a less transparent equivalent of
nigger, and so the term has fallen into disrepute.
Words nearby schvartze
schuster,
schutzstaffel,
schuyler,
schuylerville,
schuylkill,
schvartze,
schwa,
schwaben,
schwachman syndrome,
schwag,
schwalbe's ring