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  What it means

  “To give a thrashing / to let someone have it.” To beat someone decisively, to give them a real pounding — in a fight, competition, or argument.

  Vocabulary

  • dać — to give
  • wiwat — vivat, hurrah; (ironic) a beating

  Grammar note

  'Do wiwatu' is genitive of 'wiwat' after 'do'. The ironic use of 'wiwat' (a cheer) to mean a beating is the source of the humour.

  Cultural context

  The phrase plays on 'wiwat' (a celebratory shout) — the 'celebration' here is the beating itself.

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