Gówno prawda
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What it means
Literally “shit truth.” Means “that’s complete rubbish” or “absolute nonsense” — a blunt, vulgar way of saying something is totally false or untrue.
Vocabulary
- gówno — shit / crap (vulgar)
- prawda — truth
Grammar note
A fixed two-word exclamation. 'Gówno' functions as an intensifying negator — denying the truth of something emphatically.
Cultural context
Despite being vulgar, this phrase is extremely common in casual Polish speech. Used freely across age groups in informal settings.
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