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  What it means

  Literally “grab-grab.” Describes a chaotic, disorganised scramble — everyone grabbing what they can in a rush. “A free-for-all,” “a mad scramble,” “helter-skelter.”

  Vocabulary

  • łapać — to grab, to catch

  Grammar note

  A reduplicated onomatopoeic expression — the repetition mimics the frantic grabbing motion. Used as an adverb or noun.

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