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  What it means

  Literally “of seven sorrows.” A sarcastic way to describe someone who is incompetent, pathetic, or poorly skilled at what they do. “A pathetic [specialist/hero/driver].”

  Vocabulary

  • boleść — sorrow/pain
  • siedem — seven

  Grammar note

  Adjectival phrase using the genitive plural.

  Cultural context

  Originally a religious reference to the Sorrows of Mary, but now used purely for mocking incompetence.

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