ruja i porubstwo

Polish

Alternative forms

  • ruja i poróbstwo

Etymology

Literally, heat and debauchery. A phrase used by Henryk Sienkiewicz in response to a survey by Kurier Teatralny regarding the assessment of the modernist repertoire (1903).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.ja i‿pɔˈrup.stfɔ/
  • Syllabification: ru‧ja i‿po‧rub‧stwo
  • Homophone: ruja i poróbstwo

Noun

ruja i porubstwo f or n

  1. (idiomatic, literary) used to describe something immoral and scandalous
    Synonym: Sodoma i Gomora

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