Być w czarnej dupie
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What it means
Literally “to be in a black ass.” Means to be in serious trouble, in a very bad situation with no easy way out. The vulgar Polish equivalent of “to be in deep shit.”
Vocabulary
- czarny — black
- dupa — ass / backside (vulgar)
Grammar note
'W czarnej dupie' uses the locative after 'w' — 'czarnej' and 'dupie' are locative forms.
Cultural context
Vulgar but extremely common in everyday speech. The colour 'czarny' (black) intensifies the severity of the situation.
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