The Magic of Polish Profanity

The magic of Polish profanity „pierdolIć” pierdolić – to fuck, to not care about something, to say stupid or meaningless things do pierdolić – to beat, to scoff, to add much of something na pierdolić – to beat, to add much of something, to get drunk na pierdalać – to run, to hurt, to play, to beat o pierdolić – to cat, to scold, to sell od pierdolić – to do something crazy, to give someone a break, to look nice po pierdolić – to make mistake, to fuck pod pierdolić – to tell on someone, to steal przy pierdolić – to hit, to stick or paint out some issue prze pierdolić – to lose roz pierdolić – to destroy something, to win, to say something funny s pierdolić – to run away quickly, to fall off, to fart, to botch, to break something u pierdolić – to bite, to get dirty, to harm someone, to cut something off, to get drunk w pierdolić – to beat, to eat, to fall into something, to throw inside something wy pierdolić – to throw someone out, to get out of somewhere, to hit, to fall za pierdolić – to kill, to steal, to get drunk za pierdalać – to work hard, to do something fast

A blue infographic explains how adding different Polish prefixes to the profanity “pierdolić” creates many related expressions with wildly different meanings. The joke is that one vulgar root can describe everything from beating and stealing to working hard, getting drunk, escaping, or saying nonsense. It is shared as a humorous language lesson or reaction to the versatility of Polish profanity.

• @jeppa420 / 20379 2021-09-02