dać dupy

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to give [one's] ass. Calque of German in den Arsch ficken lassen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdat͡ɕ ˈdu.pɘ/
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  • Syllabification: dać du‧py

Verb

dać dupy pf (imperfective dawać dupy)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar) to screw up; to fail
    Przegraliśmy, bo Antek znowu dał dupy w obronie.We lost because Antek screwed up on the defense again.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) to put out; to spread legs; to have sex [with dative ‘with someone’], especially for some gain (used in reference to women)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uprawiać seks
    Dostała podwyżkę, bo dała dupy szefowi.She got a raise because she let the boss fuck her.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dać dupy: see dać.

Further reading

  • ktoś dał dupy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dać dupy in Polish dictionaries at PWN