jak bonie dydy
Polish
editEtymology
editUncertain. Probably a euphemistic form of jak Boga kocham. Bonie is claimed to be an altered form of Bozia while dydy remains unknown.[1]
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editjak bonie dydy
- (idiomatic) as I live and breathe (used to declare the truth of something with emphasis)
References
editFurther reading
edit- jak bonie dydy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jak bonie dydy in Polish dictionaries at PWN