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  What it means

  Literally “don’t make a village.” Means don’t embarrass yourself (or others) — don’t act in a way that’s cringeworthy or unsophisticated.

  Vocabulary

  • robić — to make / to do
  • wiocha — village (slang for embarrassing behaviour / cringe)

  Grammar note

  Imperative negation: 'nie + imperative.' 'Wiochy' is the genitive of 'wiocha' after the negated verb.

  Cultural context

  'Wiocha' originally meant a rural village, but in modern slang it's used to describe something embarrassing, uncultured, or cringey. Widely used by younger Poles.

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