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  What it means

  Literally “on a buzz / tipsy.” Means slightly drunk, pleasantly intoxicated — “tipsy,” “on a buzz,” “merry.”

  Vocabulary

  • rauszu — buzz, slight intoxication (from German 'Rausch')

  Grammar note

  'Na rauszu' uses the locative of 'rauszu' after 'na' — state.

  Cultural context

  A German borrowing ('Rausch' — intoxication, rush) that entered Polish through historical contact. Describes a pleasant, mild level of drunkenness.

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