dawać dupy

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈdu.pɘ/
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  • Syllabification: da‧wać du‧py

Verb

dawać dupy impf (perfective dać dupy)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar) to fail; to screw up
    Nie mogę na to dłużej patrzeć, nasz zespół daje dupy na całej linii.I can't look at this any more, our team is royally screwing this up.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) to put out; to open one's legs; to have sex [with dative ‘with someone’], especially for some gain (used in reference to women)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uprawiać seks
    Dawała mu dupy, żeby zemścić się na mężu.She was spreading her legs for him to get revenge on her husband.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać dupy: see dawać.

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