налякати їжака голою сракою

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • наляка́ти їжака́ го́лою ду́пою (naljakáty jižaká hóloju dúpoju)
  • наляка́ти їжака́ го́лим за́дом (naljakáty jižaká hólym zádom)

Etymology

Literally, “to scare a hedgehog with a naked ass”. Possibly related to one version of an alleged letter sent by a group of Cossacks to an Ottoman Sultan, in defiance to the latter's demands to surrender.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐlʲɐˈkate jiʒɐˈka ˈɦɔɫɔjʊ ˈsrakɔjʊ]

Verb

наляка́ти їжака́ го́лою сра́кою • (naljakáty jižaká hóloju srákoju) pf

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To fail to be threatening.

Conjugation

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