kuku na muniu

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, boo-boo on [the] brain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ku na ˈmu.ɲu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: ku‧ku na mu‧niu

Noun

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kuku na muniu n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, pathology, psychiatry) mental disorder, mental illness
    Synonyms: choroba psychiczna, zaburzenie psychiczne
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) gesture of knocking with a finger on the forehead or making circular movements at the forehead, expressing the speaker's belief that the person in question is mentally ill

Further reading

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