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  What it means

  Literally “dark as inside an ass.” Means pitch black — completely and utterly dark. A vulgar but very common intensifier for darkness.

  Vocabulary

  • ciemno — dark (adverb)
  • dupa — ass / backside (vulgar)

  Grammar note

  'Jak w dupie' is a comparison using the locative of 'dupa' after 'w.'

  Cultural context

  Despite being vulgar, this is one of the most commonly used expressions for total darkness in informal Polish.

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