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  What it means

  Literally “peasant wisdom.” Means plain common sense — practical, no-nonsense reasoning unclouded by theory or pretension. Used with both respect and mild irony.

  Vocabulary

  • chłopski — peasant's / rustic
  • rozum — reason / mind / common sense

  Grammar note

  A noun phrase in the nominative. 'Chłopski' is a possessive/relational adjective from 'chłop' (peasant/man).

  Cultural context

  Poland's rural heritage gives this phrase weight — 'chłopski rozum' is often invoked to cut through intellectual overcomplication.

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