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  What it means

  Literally “to carve/play the fool.” Means to pretend to be stupid or ignorant to avoid responsibility or get out of trouble. “To play dumb.”

  Vocabulary

  • głup — fool (slang/short form)

  Grammar note

  Accusative 'głupa'.

  Cultural context

  Colloquial and slightly rough.

  Intermediate

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