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  What it means

  “Devil’s seed.” A strong insult for a thoroughly wicked, troublesome, or malicious person — someone who seems born of the devil himself.

  Vocabulary

  • diabelskie — devilish (neuter)
  • nasienie — seed, offspring

  Grammar note

  'Diabelskie' agrees with 'nasienie' (neuter). Used as a noun phrase to describe a person.

  Cultural context

  A colourful, old-fashioned curse rooted in Polish folk belief about evil people being literally spawned by the devil.

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