kuku na muniu

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “boo-boo on [the] brain”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ku na ˈmu.ɲu/

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• Syllabification: ku‧ku na mu‧niu

Noun

kuku na muniu n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial, idiomatic, pathology, psychiatry) mental disorder, mental illness

   Synonyms: choroba psychiczna, zaburzenie psychiczne

2. (colloquial, idiomatic) gesture of knocking with a finger on the forehead or making circular movements at the forehead, expressing the speaker's belief that the person in question is mentally ill

Further reading

• kuku na muniu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kuku na muniu in Polish dictionaries at PWN