налякати їжака голою сракою

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Etymology edit

Literally, “to scare a hedgehog with a naked ass”. Possibly related to one version of an alleged letter sent by a group of Cossacks to an Ottoman Sultan, in defiance to the latter's demands to surrender.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nɐlʲɐˈkate jiʒɐˈka ˈɦɔɫɔjʊ ˈsrakɔjʊ]

Verb edit

наляка́ти їжака́ го́лою сра́кою (naljakáty jižaká hóloju srákojupf

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To fail to be threatening.

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