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    What it means

    Literally “spit those words out.” Said when someone says something unlucky or ominous that you don’t want to come true. “Bite your tongue!”

    Vocabulary

    • pluć / wypluć — to spit

    Grammar note

    Imperative 'wypluj'.

    Cultural context

    A verbal superstition similar to knocking on wood.

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