w koło Macieju

See also: wkoło Macieju

Polish

Alternative forms

  • (proscribed) wkoło Macieju, w kółko Macieju

Etymology

Literally, around Maciej, where Maciej originally referred to storks circling their nests, as it was originally probably a dialectal nickname given to storks.[1] Compare dookoła Wojtek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f ˈkɔ.wɔ maˈt͡ɕɛ.ju/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛju

Adverb

w koło Macieju (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) over and over again
    Synonym: dookoła Wojtek
    • 2001, Henryk Sekulski, Przebitka, Wspólnota Kulturowa "Borussia":
      I tak w koło Macieju, tydzień w tydzień.
      And it's like that over and over again, week after week.

References

  1. Katarzyna Kłosińska (31.01.2017) Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN], Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

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