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  What it means

  Literally “like a trumpet from a goat’s backside.” Describes something that sounds terrible, is completely out of tune, or makes no sense whatsoever. Used for bad music, poor speech, or nonsensical arguments.

  Vocabulary

  • koza — goat
  • dupa — backside (vulgar)
  • trąbka — trumpet, small horn

  Grammar note

  'Z koziej dupy' — 'koziej' is genitive of the adjective 'kozi' (goat's); 'dupy' is genitive of 'dupa' after 'z'.

  Cultural context

  One of several Polish idioms involving goats and improbable musical instruments — a recurring folk-humour motif. Vulgar but widely used and understood.

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