bajbardzo

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Univerbation of ba +‎ i +‎ bardzo, or possibly a univerbation of bajać (imperative baj) + bardzo. Compare Ukrainian байдуже (bajduže).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bajˈbar.d͡zɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ard͡zɔ
  • Syllabification: baj‧bar‧dzo

Noun[edit]

bajbardzo n (indeclinable)

  1. (dated, humorous, ironic) small thing, someone or something not important
    Masz mnie za bajbardzo?Do you take me for some chump?

References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “БАЙБАРЗО”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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