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  What it means

  Literally “slipper post.” Refers to the unofficial spreading of news or gossip through word of mouth. “The grapevine.”

  Vocabulary

  • poczta — post/mail
  • pantoflowy — related to slippers (pantofle)

  Grammar note

  Adjective-noun pair.

  Cultural context

  The image suggests news traveling quietly indoors, from person to person in their slippers.

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