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spierdalaj

spyehr-DAH-lie · /spʲɛr.ˈda.laj/

Fuck off / piss off.

4/5 Fighting words

aimed at a person, will start something

Literally

"fuck off (imperative of s-pierdalać)"

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

How to use it

The standard "fuck off," built — like half of Polish profanity — on the verb pierdolić with a prefix swapped in: s- gives departure. Aimed and aggressive, fighting-words 4, though among close friends a deadpan "spierdalaj" answers an outrageous joke the way English "oh, piss off" does. The polite ladder runs: "spadaj" (hop it, cheeky), "odwal się" (back off, rude), spierdalaj (nuclear-adjacent). For the even harder version, see wypierdalaj.

Heard in the wild

Spierdalaj, nie będziesz mi mówił, co mam robić.

Fuck off — you don't get to tell me what to do.

Where it lands

Poland (universal)

Quick answers

What does "spierdalaj" mean?
In Polish, "spierdalaj" means "Fuck off / piss off.". Literally it's "fuck off (imperative of s-pierdalać)". The standard "fuck off," built — like half of Polish profanity — on the verb pierdolić with a prefix swapped in: s- gives departure. Aimed and aggressive, fighting-words 4, though among close friends a deadpan "spierdalaj" answers an outrageous joke the way English "oh, piss off" does. The polite ladder runs: "spadaj" (hop it, cheeky), "odwal się" (back off, rude), spierdalaj (nuclear-adjacent). For the even harder version, see wypierdalaj.
Is "spierdalaj" 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 "spierdalaj"?
Say it "spyehr-DAH-lie" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: spʲɛr.ˈda.laj.

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. chuj KHOOY Dick / prick — the anatomical heavy hitter, and a productive root of its own. chuj ci w dupę KHOOY chee v DOO-peh Fuck you / shove it — the classic anatomical dismissal. wypierdalaj vih-pyehr-DAH-lie Get the fuck OUT — spierdalaj with a direction and extra violence. jebany yeh-BAH-nih Fucking [X] — the heavy attributive 'fucking,' glued onto any noun.

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Get lost".

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