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  • noun Someone of mixed race, especially one who is partly of Jewish descent.

Etymologies

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From German Mischling.

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Examples

  • We see someone wearing the star, probably a privileged Mischling.

    Furies 2009

  • The irony in their comment about secular law is that in Israel, the kid is Jewish, thanks to a secular law that took it's tone from that of the Nazi's -- Mischling Second degree.

    The Guardian World News Jessica Shepherd, Riazat Butt 2009

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