potrzebie

English

Etymology

From a case form of Polish potrzeba, adopted as a catchphrase by Mad magazine in the 1950s, and applied to a system of measurement by American computer scientist by Donald Knuth (then a high-schooler).

Noun

potrzebie (plural potrzebies)

  1. (humorous) A fictional unit of length defined as the thickness of issue #26 (November 1955) of Mad Magazine, or approximately 2.26 millimetres.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈtʂɛ.bjɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛbjɛ
  • Syllabification: po‧trze‧bie

Noun

potrzebie f

  1. dative/locative singular of potrzeba
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