Meaning:
This acronym stands for: Oddział Intensywnej Opieki Medycznej – which is a part of a hospital where patients with a direct threat to their life/in a critical state are treated. An intensive care unit.
Ofiara losu
Meaning:
Lit. “a victim of fate”. This is how unsuccessful, inept and clumsy people are called. A person who is unable to manage his/her own life, who takes wrong decisions all the time deserves this epithet.
Pokazać gdzie raki zimują
Meaning:
Lit. “to show where crayfish overwinter”. Which is a clear, however, a bit comical, threat. It has been used in Poland over generations and now sounds slightly antiquated but still understandable.
Napalony/a
Meaning:
Lit. “lit on/up”. The adjective is mostly used to describe a horny person, someone who can’t wait to get laid as soon as possible.
Ciemnogród
Meaning:
Lit. “a darkville”. Used to ridicule provincial towns and villages for their backwardness and stress your own progressiveness. Especially if they oppose you in a matter you consider vital for a progress of some kind.