w koło Macieju

See also: wkoło Macieju

Polish

Alternative forms

• (proscribed) wkoło Macieju, w kółko Macieju

Etymology

Literally, “around Maciej”, where Maciej originally referred to storks circling their nests, as it was originally probably a dialectal nickname given to storks. Compare dookoła Wojtek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f ˈkɔ.wɔ maˈt͡ɕɛ.ju/

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: w ko‧ło Ma‧cie‧ju

Adverb

w koło Macieju (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, idiomatic) over and over again

   Synonym: dookoła Wojtek

   • 2001, Henryk Sekulski, Przebitka‎^[2], Wspólnota Kulturowa "Borussia":

     I tak w koło Macieju, tydzień w tydzień.

     And it's like that over and over again, week after week.

Further reading

• w koło Macieju in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• w koło Macieju in Polish dictionaries at PWN