Dawać kosza
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What it means
“To give someone the basket.” To reject a romantic advance, to turn someone down — to friendzone or dump someone.
Vocabulary
- dawać — to give (imperfective)
- kosz — basket
- kosza — basket (genitive)
Grammar note
'Kosza' is genitive of 'kosz'. The imperfective 'dawać kosza' implies a repeated or habitual rejection; 'dać kosza' is the single act.
Cultural context
The origin is disputed — one theory links it to an old custom where a rejected suitor was given a basket instead of a gift. Still widely used today.
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