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.

Further reading

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