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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Kresy

Meaning:

Lit. “the fringes”, or more detailed, “kresy wschodnie” is a nostalgic term for the eastern areas of the Second Polish Republic which during after World War II were taken over by Soviet Union and now belong to Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania.

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Posted on 5 February 202611 January 2026Categories PoliticsLeave a comment on Kresy

Na Małysza

Meaning:

Lit. “Małysz-style” is a body position applied while urinating and/or defecating in a dirty public toilet. The clou of the meaning is that you avoid physical contact with the toilet seat and instead of sitting, squat just above it.

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Posted on 27 January 202611 January 2026Categories Everyday life, SayingsLeave a comment on Na Małysza

Strach się bać

Meaning:

Lit: “(to have) fear of being scared” is a tautological as well as comical expression used by Poles to say that they don’t even want to imagine a very pessimistic scenario.

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Posted on 17 January 202629 December 2025Categories Everyday life, SayingsLeave a comment on Strach się bać

Koks

Meaning:

Lit. “a coke” – the one used for industrial production of steel, not the one you buy in a red aluminium can. Funnily enough, “koks” in Polish can refer to cocaine, same “coke” as in English.

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Posted on 8 January 202629 December 2025Categories Body, SportsLeave a comment on Koks

Psynek

Meaning:

Lit. “a dog-son” is a comical overlap of two words: “psy” and “synek”. It is used to refer to dogs which are treated as children by their owners.

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Posted on 28 December 202522 December 2025Categories Animals, Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Psynek

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