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tupot białych mew

//ˈtu.pɔt ˈbja.wɘx ˈmɛf//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    humoroushangover, morning after (illness caused by heavy drinking)
    • strasznie wszedł mi w krew ten tupot białych mew.

      This morning after has really got under my skin.

    • Skoro zacytowałam P.G. Wodehouse’a, to dlaczego nie Jayne, dlaczego by nie napisać o parapsychicznej recepcie na tupot białych mew?

      Since I quoted P.G Woodhouse, why not Jayne, why would one not write about a parapsychic prescription for the morning after?

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Etymology

Literally, “patter of white gulls”.

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