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Polish · Insults & Idiots

jebany

yeh-BAH-nih · /jɛ.ˈba.nɨ/

Fucking [X] — the heavy attributive 'fucking,' glued onto any noun.

4/5 Fighting words

aimed at a person, will start something

Literally

"fucked (passive participle of jebać)"

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

How to use it

The Polish attributive "fucking," from jebać (to fuck), and harder than its English equivalent: "jebany korek" (fucking traffic jam), "jebana drukarka" (fucking printer), "ty jebany kłamco" (you fucking liar). Against objects it's furious venting; against people it's fighting-words 4 and means business. The jebać family is the second great root system after kurwa — and mind the polarity switch: jebany is hostile, but zajebisty (over in Joy) is high praise. The prefix decides everything.

Heard in the wild

Ta jebana aplikacja znowu się wysypała.

This fucking app crashed again.

Where it lands

Poland (universal)

Quick answers

What does "jebany" mean?
In Polish, "jebany" means "Fucking [X] — the heavy attributive 'fucking,' glued onto any noun.". Literally it's "fucked (passive participle of jebać)". The Polish attributive "fucking," from jebać (to fuck), and harder than its English equivalent: "jebany korek" (fucking traffic jam), "jebana drukarka" (fucking printer), "ty jebany kłamco" (you fucking liar). Against objects it's furious venting; against people it's fighting-words 4 and means business. The jebać family is the second great root system after kurwa — and mind the polarity switch: jebany is hostile, but zajebisty (over in Joy) is high praise. The prefix decides everything.
Is "jebany" 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 "jebany"?
Say it "yeh-BAH-nih" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: jɛ.ˈba.nɨ.

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

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