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  What it means

  Literally “moral hangover.” Describes the feeling of guilt, shame, or regret after doing something wrong — not from alcohol, but from one’s own behaviour. “Moral hangover,” “guilt trip.”

  Vocabulary

  • kac — hangover
  • moralny — moral

  Grammar note

  Adjective + noun, nominative masculine. 'Kac' is the standard word for a hangover — extending it to the moral sphere is the whole point.

  Cultural context

  A very Polish concept — the idea that bad behaviour leaves its own kind of morning-after feeling.

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