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Polish · Frustration & Fatalism

opierdolić

oh-pyehr-DOH-leech · /ɔ.pʲɛr.ˈdɔ.lit͡ɕ/

To chew someone out — 'opierdol' is the bollocking itself; also, to wolf food down.

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"to fuck-over (o- + pierdolić)"

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

How to use it

The o- prefix on pierdolić yields two beloved meanings. One: to give someone a furious dressing-down — "szef mnie opierdolił" (the boss tore me a new one), and the noun "opierdol" is the bollocking itself ("dostałem opierdol," I caught hell). Two, at the table: to devour — "opierdoliłem całą pizzę" (I demolished a whole pizza). Context makes confusion impossible, and the double life is a perfect demo of how the prefix system mints meanings. Watch-your-audience 3 on the root.

Heard in the wild

Spóźniłem się drugi raz i dostałem taki opierdol, że uszy więdły.

I was late a second time and got a chewing-out that made my ears wilt.

Where it lands

Poland (universal)

Quick answers

What does "opierdolić" mean?
In Polish, "opierdolić" means "To chew someone out — 'opierdol' is the bollocking itself; also, to wolf food down.". Literally it's "to fuck-over (o- + pierdolić)". The o- prefix on pierdolić yields two beloved meanings. One: to give someone a furious dressing-down — "szef mnie opierdolił" (the boss tore me a new one), and the noun "opierdol" is the bollocking itself ("dostałem opierdol," I caught hell). Two, at the table: to devour — "opierdoliłem całą pizzę" (I demolished a whole pizza). Context makes confusion impossible, and the double life is a perfect demo of how the prefix system mints meanings. Watch-your-audience 3 on the root.
Is "opierdolić" 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 "opierdolić"?
Say it "oh-pyehr-DOH-leech" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ɔ.pʲɛr.ˈdɔ.lit͡ɕ.

Related in Polish

cholera kho-LEH-rah Damn / darn it — the respectable person's curse. no weź! noh VESH Oh come on! / Give me a break! wkurwiony fkoor-VYOH-nih Pissed off / furious. kurwica koor-VEE-tsah Blind fury / a rage fit — 'mieć kurwicę' is to be seething. szlag SHLAHK Damn it — 'szlag by to trafił' = may a stroke strike it. do dupy doh DOO-pih Crap / worthless / it sucks.

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