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Polish · Vodka & Toasts

napierdolić się

nah-pyehr-DOH-leech sheh · /na.pʲɛr.ˈdɔ.lit͡ɕ ɕɛ/

To get absolutely wrecked.

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"to fuck oneself up (na- + pierdolić, reflexive)"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

The pierdolić family's drinking verb: the na- prefix (to excess) plus the reflexive gives "to fill oneself to destruction." "Napierdoliliśmy się jak świnie" (we got wrecked like pigs) is the standard morning-after confession, delivered with equal parts shame and pride. Watch-your-audience 3. Note the same verb without the reflexive means to hit or to hammer — "napierdalać w drzwi" is to pound on a door — the prefix system reusing one engine for drink, violence, and carpentry alike.

Heard in the wild

Na weselu kuzyna napierdoliliśmy się do nieprzytomności.

At my cousin's wedding we got wrecked into unconsciousness.

Where it lands

Poland (universal)

Quick answers

What does "napierdolić się" mean?
In Polish, "napierdolić się" means "To get absolutely wrecked.". Literally it's "to fuck oneself up (na- + pierdolić, reflexive)". The pierdolić family's drinking verb: the na- prefix (to excess) plus the reflexive gives "to fill oneself to destruction." "Napierdoliliśmy się jak świnie" (we got wrecked like pigs) is the standard morning-after confession, delivered with equal parts shame and pride. Watch-your-audience 3. Note the same verb without the reflexive means to hit or to hammer — "napierdalać w drzwi" is to pound on a door — the prefix system reusing one engine for drink, violence, and carpentry alike.
Is "napierdolić się" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "napierdolić się"?
Say it "nah-pyehr-DOH-leech sheh" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: na.pʲɛr.ˈdɔ.lit͡ɕ ɕɛ.

Related in Polish

na zdrowie! nah ZDROH-vyeh Cheers! — the standard toast (and also 'bless you' after a sneeze). no to cyk noh toh TSIK Down the hatch / here we go — the onomatopoeic pre-shot toast. chluśniem, bo uśniem KHLOOSH-nyem boh OOSH-nyem Drink up or we'll doze off — the rhyming folk toast. setka SEHT-kah A double shot of vodka — the standard Polish unit of serious drinking. najebany nah-yeh-BAH-nih Hammered / shitfaced. kac gigant KAHTS GEE-gahnt A monster hangover.

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