Murzyn zrobił swoje, Murzyn może odejść

Polish

Etymology

Literally, [the] Negro has done his job, [the] Negro can go. Calque of German der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen. From Friedrich Schiller's play Fiesco (1782).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.ʐɨn ˈzrɔ.biw sfɔjɛˌ ˈmu.ʐɨn ˈmɔ.ʐɛ ˈɔ.dɛjɕt͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdɛjɕt͡ɕ

Proverb

Murzyn zrobił swoje, Murzyn może odejść

  1. (idiomatic, possibly offensive) Alternative letter-case form of murzyn zrobił swoje, murzyn może odejść

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