Meaning:
Lit. “cat heads”, usually in plural. This is how Poles refer to cobblestones, especially the round ones shaped by river water.
Category: Driving
Złapać gumę
Meaning:
Lit. “to catch a rubber” is a very popular expression for puncturing a tyre, be it on a bicycle, motorbike or in a car. It is used at least as often as the official and straightforward “przebić oponę” – at least in informal communication.
Dziupla
Meaning:
Lit. “a tree hollow”. This is how people in car-stealing business call a shady workshop in which stolen rides get repainted or even disassembled to leave no trace and then be resold as something completely different.
Korek
Meaning:
Lit. “a cork”. The primary meaning is – as in English – a piece of bark used to seal the neck of a bottle. The secondary meaning is traffic jam, congestion that forces you to sit in your car or bus swearing instead of moving forward.
Ile fabryka dała
Meaning:
Lit. “as much as/all the factory gave”. This expression is used by drivers to describe someone flooring the gas pedal (“wciskać gaz do dechy”) and reaching the top speed.