wazelina

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See also: wazeliną

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wazelina

Etymology

Borrowed from English vaseline. The colloquial meaning is an allusion to the idiom włazić w dupę (to offer flattery, to seek favor;, literally: to go up someone's ass).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.zɛˈli.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: wa‧ze‧li‧na

Noun

wazelina f

  1. vaseline, petroleum jelly
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) flattery (excessive praise)
    Synonym: lizusostwo
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) bootlicker, brown noser, flatterer, sycophant
    Synonyms: cmokier, lizus, pochlebca, podlizuch, wazeliniarz

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Further reading

  • wazelina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wazelina in Polish dictionaries at PWN