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    What it means

    Literally “a game of half-words.” Describes indirect, allusive communication where things are hinted at rather than stated openly — speaking in innuendo, implications, and veiled references.

    Vocabulary

    • gra — game, play
    • półsłówka — half-word, hint, veiled remark (diminutive)

    Grammar note

    'Półsłówek' is the genitive plural of 'półsłówko', used in a descriptive genitive construction.

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