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pszenno-buraczany?



Polonius3Threads: 963
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Mar 22, 10, 13:52    #1
Would this term in Polish be somethin akin to wholesome in English which would describe for insatnce a sweet, well-scrubbed, innocent young girl (as opposed to a dyed, heavily made-up tramp), or would the burak=redneck component make it pejorative and mean something like a hick or even trailer trash? The term is new to me so I'm invoking the 'Sprachgefühl' of native Polish speakers.


ZiemowitThreads: 10
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Joined: May 8, 09 ♂ 		 Mar 22, 10, 14:33    #2
Would be interesting if you gave the context in which the term was used. Basically, it refers to a certain type of soil, but people may sometimes use it to describe "behaviours" or personalities.


Polonius3Threads: 963
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Mar 22, 10, 14:59    #3
I have heard it applied to people (dziewczyna pszenno-buraczana) and felt it could mean either natural, unspoilt, bucolic, idyllic, salt of the earth or conversely hickish, bumpkinish, uncouth, backward, etc. Maybe it was a one-off occurrence or somebody's pet expression rather than general slang?


cinekThreads: 1
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Joined: Nov 16, 07 ♂ 		 Mar 22, 10, 15:09    #4
Polonius3:
Maybe it was a one-off occurrence or somebody's pet expression rather than general slang?

I'd vote for that.

Cinek



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