do chrzanu

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to horseradish”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ‿ˈxʂa.nu/
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  • Rhymes: -anu
  • Syllabification: do‿chrza‧nu

Adjective

do chrzanu (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) useless, hopeless, dud, for the birds
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zły

Adverb

do chrzanu (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) uselessly, hopelessly, badly

Interjection

do chrzanu

  1. (idiomatic) damn, darn, crap, rats

Further reading

  • do chrzanu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • do chrzanu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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