potrzebie
English edit
Etymology edit
From a case form of Polish potrzeba, adopted as a catchphrase by Mad magazine in the 1950s, and applied to a system of measurement by American computer scientist Donald Knuth (then a high-schooler).
Noun edit
potrzebie (plural potrzebies)
- (humorous) A fictional unit of length defined as the thickness of issue #26 (November 1955) of Mad Magazine, or approximately 2.26 millimetres.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
potrzebie f