Meaning:
I can provide no literal meaning for this one. However, it’s the name of the protagonist of Jaroslav Hašek’s famous book, written in Polish (so: “Sz” instead of “Š”), and with the last letter removed to make it sound tougher/larger.
Category: Violence
Robić bydło
Meaning:
Lit. “to make cattle” which means to make a mess, one involving several people: to start a quarrel, a fight, beat random people up, steal something or simply destroy interior of a bar or a disco.
Szukać guza
Meaning:
Lit. “to look for a bump on the head”. The phrase is used if a person is provocative towards potential adversaries or completely reckless and exposing themselves, risking an accident.
Szewska pasja
Meaning:
Lit. “a shoemaker’s rage/passion”. An uncontrollable anger driving a person to swear, shout, hit objects or people. It is very often used in “doprowadzać do szewskiej pasji” which means that something or someone drives a person mad.
Mieć kosę z
Meaning:
Lit. “to have a scythe with”. Most Poles associate this phrase with football (soccer) hooligans. This is where it has its origin in early 90s. It has spread into many other areas and became more or less understandable to general <45 Polish speakers but is still far away from its high register.