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  What it means

  Literally “to drain the little potatoes.” A humorous, slightly childish, and very common euphemism for urinating. “To take a leak.”

  Vocabulary

  • odcedzać — to drain/strain
  • kartofelki — little potatoes

  Grammar note

  'Kartofelki' is the accusative plural — direct object of 'odcedzać'.

  Cultural context

  Relates to the culinary process of preparing potatoes, a staple of Polish cuisine.

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