Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to horseradish.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔˈxʂa.nu/
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  • Rhymes: -anu

Adjective

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do chrzanu (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) useless, hopeless, dud, for the birds
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zły

Adverb

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do chrzanu (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) uselessly, hopelessly, badly

Interjection

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do chrzanu

  1. (idiomatic) damn, darn, crap, rats

Further reading

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