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  What it means

  Literally “without eggs.” A colloquial expression meaning “seriously,” “no kidding,” or “cut the nonsense.” Used to express disbelief or to demand that someone stop joking around.

  Vocabulary

  • bez — without
  • jaja — eggs / (vulgar slang) testicles / jokes

  Grammar note

  'Jaj' is the genitive plural of 'jajo' after 'bez.' In slang, 'jaja' means jokes or nonsense — 'bez jaj' means 'without the jokes / seriously.'

  Cultural context

  Mildly vulgar in register. Common in casual speech among younger Poles. Can be a question ('bez jaj?!' — seriously?!) or a command ('bez jaj, mów poważnie' — cut it out, speak seriously).

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