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  What it means

  Literally “pale little chicken!” A very mild, family-friendly expletive expressing surprise, frustration, or mild annoyance — completely safe to use in any company.

  Vocabulary

  • kurczę — little chicken (diminutive, used as mild expletive)
  • blade — pale (neuter adjective)

  Grammar note

  'Kurczę' is a diminutive of 'kurczak' (chicken), used as a euphemistic substitute for stronger words. 'Blade' is a neuter adjective agreeing with 'kurczę'.

  Cultural context

  One of the most child-friendly Polish expletives. The addition of 'blade' (pale) intensifies it slightly while keeping it completely inoffensive.

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