švarc
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German schwarz; through association with Schwarzarbeit (“illicit/undocumented work”) and once held stigma that those who needed to work illegally on the side (i.e. moonlight) were in arrears.
Adjective[edit]
švȁrc (Cyrillic spelling шва̏рц)
- broke (lacking money at the moment or poor in general)