This dictionary is not in serious !!! It is supposed to
humorously draw Polglish learners' attention to typical and
common Polish mispronunciations of some English words. Some entries may not be quite politically correct...
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ant (n) when sth is finished; This is the ant, my only friend, the ant (the
Doors).
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asshole (adv)
globally,
generally; You must try to view
the human asshole.
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back (n) a container in which you put
things; I can't find my
hand-back.
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bank (n) a sudden loud noise; There was a bank outside my kitchen door.
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bat (adj) opposite of good; This is certainly a bat idea. [see also --> bed]
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beak (adj) large; He
has a beak problem to solve.
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bear (n) an alcoholic drink make from
grain; I'm so thirsty, I could do
with cold bear.
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bed (adj) opposite of good; I was expelled from school after this bed experience with my biology teacher. [see also --> bat]
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bird (n) the hair that some men let grow on
the lower part of their faces; The man had a long bird.
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bitch (n) an area of sand near sea or
lake; John was lying on the bitch
all day long.
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boat
(v) past tense of
BUY; I've heard they boat a new
house in the country.
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body (n) friend;
Hey, meet my body, Hank!
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brunch (n) division;
"This --> bank is growing fast." "I’m not surprised. It has a huge brunch in every major city."
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called (adj)
not warm; It's called in here.
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carless (adj)
lacking skills or
concentration; There are so many
carless drivers in Poland! [see also --> salt]
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cart (n) a small -->
piss (1) of stiff paper; I can't
find my identity cart.
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chequered (v) past tense of CHECK; Bill's exam form was thoroughly chequered.
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chick (adj) stylish, smart, fashionable; There are many chick boutiques in this area.
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coach (n) --> piss (1) of
furniture; Lie down on the coach
if you're feeling sick.
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coat (v) past tense of CATCH; If John hadn't coat his jacket, it would have fallen on the floor.
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cock (n) --> piss (1) of
wood-like material put into the neck of a bottle to keep
liquid inside; He took the cock
out of the bottle.
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cops
(n) a dead body; The cops floating in the river -- horrible! [see also --> corpse]
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corpse (n) a military formation; John's a volunteer from --> Piss (2)
Corpse. [see also --> cops]
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crap (n) one kind of sea --> foot; When in Greece, George was eating a lot of crap.
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cup (n) the baby of a wild animal; Where's Dora? Oh, she went cup-hunting.
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cunt (n) not to be able; Can I go to your room? No, you cunt!
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dare (adv) in or to that place; Dare is a very irregular verb, which I can't remember right now...
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day (pron) 3rd person plural personal
pronoun; Day finished work when
the night came [poetic :].
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debt (pron) the person, --> sink (2), or idea indicated; Debt's my friend. [see also --> vet]
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deed (v) past tense of DO; Can you tell me what deed they shut in the box?
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deep (n) cold sauce for
appetizers; Henry plunged his
carrot in the deep.
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delayed (v) to remove sth (written or
printed); To stop this
application you must press the "delayed" button.
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dense (n) movements and steps in time with music; Exams sometimes take place in dense-halls.
- dick (n) archaeological excavations; When in Rome you must go and see their pre-historic dicks.
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doc (n) a kind of pet; Mom's --> boat me a new
doc.
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eel (adj) sick;
He's been eel for a week now.
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ice (n) parts of the body that you use to see with;
She is only a sex-object in his ice.
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feel in (v) to write down the
information; Could you feel in the
form, please?
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feeling (n) the --> foot that you put inside a pie; I like pies with banana feeling [see also --> filling]
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filling (n) opinion;
What's your filling about it? [see also --> feeling]
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foot
(n) what you
eat; Jenny couldn't eat all the
foot from her plate.
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fucks (n) facsimile machine or
printout; Would you fetch me the
fucks, please?
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full (n) a stupid person; After dinner he proposed to her, and she was full enough to accept.
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fur (n) what you pay for
passage; "Your fur, please", the
conductor said.
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hair (n) the person who inherits
property; Queen Elisabeth died
without any hair. [authentic example]
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heat (n) attention;
Take no heat of what he says!
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heel (n) a small mountain; High heels are back in fashion again.
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high fee (n)
stereo; I'll never forget the high fee in his
bedroom.
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hit (v) past tense of HIDE; Jack hit his jewels in the box.
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hurt (n) the part of the body which pumps
blood; I love you, darling, with
all my hurt.
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Jenny (n) when you travel; Max wanted to come on his Jenny soon.
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kilt (v) past tense of KILL; But why were they kilt?
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lamp (n) the young of sheep; Silent like a lamp.
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larch (adj) very big; Behind the house there was a larch garden.
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laugh (n) warm, kind feeling; Let's make laugh together, shall
we?
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leak (n) group of sports clubs; That was quite a champion's leak, Frank!
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lest (adv) after all others; First we hear, then we put down, lest we forget... [philosophical :-]
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lice (n pl) false statements made to
deceive; What a pack of
lice!
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low (n) a rule or set of rules; I study low.
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luck (n)
a small brown bird that is comon in Europe; George is always up with the luck!
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meet (prefix)
middle; She's in her meet-thirties.
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microfish (n) a --> shit of microfilm; Being so small, microfish has no plural.
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modal (n) miniature version of
sth; As a young child, Chomsky
liked playing with modals.
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mouse (n) the space behind the
lips; Don't talk with --> foot in your mouse!
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odd (n) kind of a lyric poem; Odd on a Grecian urn (Keats).
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offal (adj) very bad or unpleasant; "How was lunch?" "It was offal!". [authentic example]
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offer (n) writer of a book, etc.; This is a very well-known offer.
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peek (v) eat without appetite; She only peeked at her --> foot.
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piss
(1; n) small
fragment of something; Piss of
mind (Iron Maiden). (2; n) a way to spend one's afterlife; Rest in piss (tombstone inscription). [see also --> corpse]
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plate (v) past tense of PLAY; The Goldsmith family plate the
trumpets.
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poor table (1; n) a computer you can carry with you; He writes his essays on a poor table. (2; adj) transportable; Poor table mp3 player.
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price (n) award;
She won the first price in our competition.
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prose and cones (n) arguments for and against;
"The prose and cones of hitch-hiking" (Roger Waters).
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pun (n) a container for cooking;
She panicked and --> kilt the hornet with a pun.
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release (v) to understand the importance of sth; The pain was due to gas. It took Jackie a while to release it.
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rubber (n) thief; When the rubber attacked her, she called the police.
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root (adj) impolite, violent; He got a root shock after drinking too much American --> bear.
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salt (v) past tense of SELL; My car was old. I salt it. [see also --> carless]
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seize (v) stop doing sth; Tom was badly injured when he seized fire.
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sew (v) to call to court; Be careful: he can sew you!
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shell (aux v) auxiliary verb expressing future, intention, obligation; He said I was not to, but I certainly shell!
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shit (n) a --> piss (1)
of paper; Can I have another shit
for my essay?
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sick (adj) opposite of -->
sin (2); Johnny has a very
sick phonetics handbook.
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sin (1;
v) to produce
musical sounds with one's voice;
I could hear him sinning in the bathroom. (2; adj) lacking density;
After this horrible act Percy vanished into sin
air. [see also -->
tin]
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sink (1; v) to use one's mind; Wait a minute -- I'm sinking. (2; n) a material object; She's a dear old sink. [see also --> sin]
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sinner (n) sb who --> sins
(1); Pavarotti is my favourite
opera-sinner.
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so (v) past tense of
SEE; I so him last night.
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so far (n) long seat with raised ends and back; Jack has tried candy, liquor and so far -- no effect!
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soap (n) liquid -->
foot made from meat, vegetables,
etc.; My children like chicken
soap the most.
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staff (n)
thing; What's this juicy staff on
your sweater?
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steel (adv) opposite of
'not any more'; I steel love
you.
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stiff (n) popular
English name corresponding to Polish "Stefan"; Hi, stiff! How are you today? [authentic
example]
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Stink (n) nickname of a
British pop-->sinner; They say Brenda loves
Stink.
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sued
(n) soft leather with rough surface; He shouldn't have kicked the tax collector. His shoes were sued. [see also --> suit]
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suit
(v) past tense of SUE; "I did my best, your Honour, but the woman's suit," said the tailor. [see also --> sued]
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sweeter (n) woolen
garment; He got this lovely
sweeter for Christmas.
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tin (adj) extremely slim; It is
hard to believe that such a tin woman gave birth to a big
baby. [see also --> sin]
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tits (n) the hard white objects in your --> mouse; She woke up and started cleaning her tits. [authentic example]
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tot (n) idea; I can’t get to sleep. My head is full of those horrible tots.
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tree (1; adj) not
busy; Are you tree tonight? (2; num) number
3; There were tree people inside.
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vet (pron) the person, --> sink (2), or idea indicated; Vet's my uncle. [see also --> debt]
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walk (n) when
you do sth for money; All walk and
no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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ward (n) what
we speak and write; There are four
letters in this ward.
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warm (v) to remove parasites; Our --> doc can't eat anything. We'll probably have to warm him.
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white (adj) broad; She ended up with a long, white stain on her dress. [see also --> wild]
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wide (adj) untamed; Are most horses wide animals? [see also --> white]
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wild (adj) broad; My grandmother greeted me with a wild smile on her face. [see also --> wide]
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write (v)
e.g. a horse; Do you often write a horse
?
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Last update: 23rd March 2014