za nogami

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “behind one's legs”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

za nogami (not comparable)

  1. (Western Lublin, Janów Lubelski) extra (custom in which the seller of domestic animals at a fair, after consent, gives the buyer a few extra grosz so that he may prosper)

Further reading

  • Jan Karłowicz (1903), “noga”, in Hieronim Łopaciński, Wacław Taczanowski, editors, Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 3: L do O, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 333
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