Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.

How do you pronounce "chuj"?

Say it "KHOOY" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: xuj.

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chuj

KHOOY · /xuj/

Dick / prick — the anatomical heavy hitter, and a productive root of its own.

4/5 Fighting words

aimed at a person, will start something

Literally

"dick / cock"

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

How to use it

The hardest common anatomical word in Polish, noticeably stronger than English "dick" — calling a man a chuj ("ty chuju") is fighting-words 4 with no jokey reading between strangers. It's also a grammar machine: "chuj wie" (dick knows = who the hell knows), "chuj z tym" (dick with it = screw it), "po chuj?" (what the dick for = why the hell?). Note the spelling pride: vulgar graffiti tradition insists on "ch," and misspelling it "huj" marks you as an amateur. The vibe-opposite twin is zajebisty; the adjective form chujowy lives in Frustration.

Heard in the wild

Nie zapraszaj go, to jest chuj, a nie kolega.

Don't invite him — he's a prick, not a friend.

Where it lands

Poland (universal)

Quick answers

What does "chuj" mean?: In Polish, "chuj" means "Dick / prick — the anatomical heavy hitter, and a productive root of its own.". Literally it's "dick / cock". The hardest common anatomical word in Polish, noticeably stronger than English "dick" — calling a man a chuj ("ty chuju") is fighting-words 4 with no jokey reading between strangers. It's also a grammar machine: "chuj wie" (dick knows = who the hell knows), "chuj z tym" (dick with it = screw it), "po chuj?" (what the dick for = why the hell?). Note the spelling pride: vulgar graffiti tradition insists on "ch," and misspelling it "huj" marks you as an amateur. The vibe-opposite twin is zajebisty; the adjective form chujowy lives in Frustration.
Is "chuj" offensive?: Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
How do you pronounce "chuj"?: Say it "KHOOY" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: xuj.

Related in Polish

skurwysyn skoor-VIH-sin Son of a bitch — a hard, aimed insult with the kurwa root inside. ty kurwo tih KOOR-voh You whore / you bitch — the aimed kurwa, a different animal entirely. debil DEH-beel Moron / idiot — the standard hard 'you idiot.' baran BAH-rahn Idiot / blockhead — the barnyard 'you idiot.' dupek DOO-pek Asshole / jerk — an unpleasant, self-important man. chuj ci w dupę KHOOY chee v DOO-peh Fuck you / shove it — the classic anatomical dismissal.

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