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  What it means

  Literally “honey month.” Means honeymoon — the period of bliss after a wedding, or figuratively any initial phase of enthusiasm and harmony before reality sets in.

  Vocabulary

  • miesiąc — month
  • miodowy — honey / honeyed (adjective from 'miód')

  Grammar note

  'Miodowy' is a masculine adjective agreeing with 'miesiąc'.

  Cultural context

  Used both literally for post-wedding travel and figuratively — a new government's 'miesiąc miodowy' is the initial period of public goodwill.

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