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    What it means

    Literally “a dick shot [off].” A crude vulgar expression meaning everything fell apart, went wrong, or ended badly — similar to “it all went to hell” or “it all went to shit” in English.

    Vocabulary

    • chuj — dick (vulgar); also used as a general expletive)
    • strzelić — to shoot, to fire

    Grammar note

    'Strzelił' is the perfective past tense of 'strzelić', third person masculine singular.

    Cultural context

    Highly vulgar. Used in informal, frustration-venting speech. Not appropriate in formal or polite contexts.

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