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pojebany

poh-yeh-BAH-nih · /pɔ.jɛ.ˈba.nɨ/

Insane / fucked in the head — for people, plans, and prices that have lost their minds.

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"fucked-up (po- + jebać)"

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

How to use it

The jebać root with po- gives "damaged by fucking": pojebany means deranged, absurd, fucked-up. About a situation it's vulgar disbelief — "to jest pojebane" (this is insane), "pojebane ceny" (deranged prices). Aimed at a person — "ty pojebie" or "jesteś pojebany" (you're out of your mind) — it jumps to genuinely aggressive, so the 3 is for the situation-directed use that dominates. A milder synonym for everyday craziness: "porąbany" (chopped-up), safe for most company.

Heard in the wild

Widziałeś te ceny mieszkań? To jest kompletnie pojebane.

Have you seen apartment prices? It's completely insane.

Where it lands

Poland (universal)

Quick answers

What does "pojebany" mean?
In Polish, "pojebany" means "Insane / fucked in the head — for people, plans, and prices that have lost their minds.". Literally it's "fucked-up (po- + jebać)". The jebać root with po- gives "damaged by fucking": pojebany means deranged, absurd, fucked-up. About a situation it's vulgar disbelief — "to jest pojebane" (this is insane), "pojebane ceny" (deranged prices). Aimed at a person — "ty pojebie" or "jesteś pojebany" (you're out of your mind) — it jumps to genuinely aggressive, so the 3 is for the situation-directed use that dominates. A milder synonym for everyday craziness: "porąbany" (chopped-up), safe for most company.
Is "pojebany" 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 "pojebany"?
Say it "poh-yeh-BAH-nih" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: pɔ.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.

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "That's crazy".

how to say "That's crazy" →how to say "Outrageously expensive" →

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