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  What it means

  Literally “shit truth.” Means “that’s complete rubbish” or “absolute nonsense” — a blunt, vulgar way of saying something is totally false or untrue.

  Vocabulary

  • gówno — shit / crap (vulgar)
  • prawda — truth

  Grammar note

  A fixed two-word exclamation. 'Gówno' functions as an intensifying negator — denying the truth of something emphatically.

  Cultural context

  Despite being vulgar, this phrase is extremely common in casual Polish speech. Used freely across age groups in informal settings.

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