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- proper noun ethnic slur, offensive, slang A
German .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rena Kraut is a freelance writer and musician living in Madison, Wis.
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Kraut is a deeply offensive, racist term for ‘German’ which would NEVER EVER be allowed on a British book, not even in the 1970s.
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Kraut is a very common slur with a well-established use in the English language, and particularly in America due to our invovlement in two world wars against the Germans.
‘Kraut-hammer.’ Very droll, Newsweek. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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The Adventures of Super Kraut is my new all-time favorite subtitle!
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I should perhaps slightly downgrade my kneejerk reaction to the word Kraut?
Kraut C N Heidelberg 2009
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I also don't give a hoot about Ami except inasmuch as the Germans who use it with knowledge use it in the same way as "Kraut"- it is meant to be offensive.
Kraut C N Heidelberg 2009
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You forgot to mention the most obvious fallacy in Kraut’s nonsense.
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At the annual holiday banquet, for instance, one employee each year wins the "Kraut" award -- a silver plate displayed at the front of the office -- along with a jar of sauerkraut.
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At the annual holiday banquet, for instance, one employee each year wins the "Kraut" award -- a silver plate displayed at the front of the office -- along with a jar of sauerkraut.
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"Kraut" was the term used by American GI's in WW II.
Trace No. 2 1/2 Holly 2005
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