doctors and engineers

noun

Nonwhite immigrants to Europe, especially those accused of violent crimes and/or terrorism.

Meanings

noundoctors and engineers pl (plural only)
  1. Internetderogatorypluralplural onlysarcasticpotentially offensiveNonwhite immigrants to Europe, especially those accused of violent crimes and/or terrorism.

    Doctors and Engineers in Paris

    2025 July 20, @tyleraloevera [Tyler Oliveira], X (post), archived from the original on 19 Sep 2026
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    We don’t need your doctors. We don’t need your engineers. Take them all and pay for them.

    [2023 September 14, Dominik Tarczyński, “Verbatim report of proceedings”, in European Parliament, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2023

    It's just a friendly nudge to remind all the incoming undocumented doctors and engineers not to be too naughty.

    2026 August 26, SaintCaledonianNord, “🇬🇧 whats going on barry”, in r/2westerneurope4u (Reddit post), archived from the original on 19 Sep 2026

Origin

A reference to a speech delived by Polish politician and deputy Dominik Tarczyński in September 2023 (see quotation below). Compare Polish inżynier.

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APA

doctors and engineers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctors%20and%20engineers

MLA

“doctors and engineers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctors%20and%20engineers. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctors and engineers,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctors%20and%20engineers.

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