sześćdziesiątka
//ʂɛʑ.d͡ʑɛˈɕɔnt.ka//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.sixty (name of the number)
- 2.sixty (a set or group with sixty elements)
- 3.something assigned the number sixty: bus line, road, candidate on a ballot, etc.
- 4.informalsixty-year-old woman
- 5.slanginformer, stool pigeon, snitch
Synonyms & related words
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Etymology
From sześćdziesiąt + -ka. The slang meaning comes from the Article 60 of the Polish Penal Code which means "extraordinary mitigation of punishment" (nadzwyczajne złagodzenie kary). Usually means that someone has cooperated with the police. Originally prison slang, nowadays used in general slang.