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  What it means

  Literally “a woman of easy morals.” A euphemism for a promiscuous woman or a prostitute — “a woman of loose morals,” “a woman of easy virtue.”

  Vocabulary

  • lekki — light, easy
  • obyczaje — morals, customs, manners

  Grammar note

  'Lekkich obyczajów' — genitive plural of 'lekkie obyczaje' after 'kobieta' (woman of easy morals).

  Cultural context

  A polite, somewhat old-fashioned euphemism — used when one wants to be understood without being explicit.

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