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  What it means

  Literally “white fever.” Means a blind rage — a state of fury so intense that everything goes white. Used to describe someone who has completely lost their temper. Example: “dostać białej gorączki” — to fly into a blind rage.

  Vocabulary

  • biały — white
  • gorączka — fever / frenzy

  Grammar note

  'Białą gorączkę' is the accusative used with 'dostać' (to get). 'Biała gorączka' is nominative in its base form.

  Cultural context

  The whiteness evokes the moment of seeing white — a physiological response to extreme anger or shock. A vivid and very Polish way to describe losing one's temper.

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