Czech

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Etymology

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From houby, which is an alliterative euphemism of the vulgarism hovno (nothing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɦou̯bɛlɛt͡s]

Noun

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houbelec m anim

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) nothing

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Adverb

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houbelec (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) little
    Ty tomu houbelec rozumíš.You don't understand it very much.

See also

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Further reading

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  • houbelec”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • Houby jako zápor in Naše řeč, volume 32 (1948), issue 8-10