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A derogatory term for Germans used by speakers of Serbo-Croatian and other Slavic languages.
Look at those svabe walking around like they own the place; they should go back to Svabska.
svabe by dado h. February 12, 2010
Related Words
švabo svab Svaba svabe Svabhu Švaba
A lightskin indian man always attracting the gaze of the aunties. Some would say unattractive girls are invisible to him. He gives off BDE (Big Dowry Energy) and is always striving for the girl with more of daddy's money.
A village girl came up to Svabhu today, but he probably couldn't see him.
Wow, Svabhu is a doctor! I'm sure he will marry a rich desi girl.
Svabhu by F. Viper October 9, 2022
A bosnian insult for a german who has no fun and only wants to work
Stop being such a švabo
švabo by notfuckingstalin September 20, 2018
Svaba,commonly mistaken as Minecraft character Steve,is a creature with square head.He is soon to be seen in Minecraft 2.0,as Microsoft will be adding him in the game as a third gender.
That guy has a square head,he is a Svaba.
Im going to buy Svaba.(Lebac)
Svaba by BakarniCoek October 9, 2019
An old term given to Germans used by people in ex-Yugoslavia countries.

The term appeared somewhere in 19th and 20th century but got really used during 1940's when Yugoslavia was attacked and under German occupation.

Originally it was a derogatory term/slur and while it is still widely used today it's mainly because of habit not because the Balkan Slavs would hate German people.

The term Švaba/Švabo (Schwaba) came from a mixture of "Bubašvaba" (cockroach in serbo-croatian) and the southwestern region in Germany named Swabia.
WW2 example:
Yugoslav 1: Da li si ti čuo, da su nas Švabi napali? (Have you heard? Švabs have attacked us).

Yugoslav 2: Jebeni švabi, majki mi (Fucking švabs, I swear to God)

Modern example:
Serbian: Last month I went to Germany.
Croatian: Cool. How was it?
Serbian: Not bad. If we compare how we have it to how the Švaba have it, then I gotta say that Švabi have it a lot better and easier than we do.
Švaba by iyugo April 29, 2021
(Serbo-Croatian, n.) - "Švabo" was first a mean word for Danube Swabians—Germans in old Yugoslavia from 1945-1992. Now, it's used to call out people of Balkan descent in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, especially if they seem well-off.

The term started as a dig at the Danube Swabians for being too fancy due to their German connection. Most got kicked out during World War 2 and when Yugoslavia formed. After Yugoslavia broke up in 1992, "Švabo" started including Germans with Balkan roots. It mixes history, hard feelings, and culture clashes.

Today, saying "Švabo" usually isn't nice. It often comes from jealousy of Germany's good life compared to the Balkans. This is strong in summer when Balkan-origin folks in Germany go back to their home countries. The word shows tension and inequality feelings, blending history, culture, and money stuff.
hej, jesi li video da se zlatko vratio?
zlatko? ta Švabo pička? ne mogu vjerovati da se prodao za nekog njemačkog šupak da ga jebe svake 2 sedmice
pa jebi ga, ne izgleda kao da se oseca usrano
samo čekaj da ti odeš u njemačku, možda ćeš na kraju postati svabo kao on
ma mrs u picku materinu da cu ja postati svabo kao on

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hej, did you see that zlatko came back?
zlatko? that Švabo cunt? i can't believe he sold himself for some german asshole to fuck him over every 2 weeks
well fuck it, doesn't seem like he's feeling shitty

yeah wait till you go to germany, you might end up being a Švabo just like him
oh shut the fuck up, about me being a Švabo just like him
Švabo by ImNotTheOxfordDictionary November 28, 2023