kuku na muniu

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “boo-boo on [the] brain”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈku.ku na ˈmu.ɲu/
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Rhymes: -uɲu

Noun

kuku na muniu n (indeclinable)

(colloquial, idiomatic, pathology, psychiatry) mental disorder, mental illness
Synonyms: choroba psychiczna, zaburzenie psychiczne
(colloquial, idiomatic) gesture of knocking with a finger on the forehead or making circular movements at the forehead, expressing the speaker's belief that the person in question is mentally ill

Further reading

kuku na muniu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
kuku na muniu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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