švorc

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃvort͡s]

švorc (indeclinable)

1. (informal) broke (lacking money)

   Synonyms: na mizině, švorcový

• “švorc”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “švorc”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

• švarc

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.

švȍrc (Cyrillic spelling шво̏рц)

1. broke (lacking money at the moment or poor in general)