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  What it means

  Literally “sharp as toilet water.” A sarcastic simile meaning the opposite of what it says — used ironically to call someone dim-witted or slow.

  Vocabulary

  • bystry — sharp / clever / quick-witted
  • klozet — toilet / lavatory

  Grammar note

  'Jak woda w klozecie' is a nominative comparison. 'W klozecie' is locative of 'klozet' after 'w.'

  Cultural context

  A humorous, mildly rude insult. The joke works because 'bystry' also means 'fast-flowing' (of water), making the comparison technically apt but obviously absurd.

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