sześćdziesiona

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Polish

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Etymology

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Back-formation from sześćdziesiątka, from Article 60 of the Polish Penal Code which means "extraordinary mitigation of punishment" (nadzwyczajne złagodzenie kary). Usually means that someone has cooperated with the police. Originally prison slang, nowadays used in general slang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʂɛʑ.d͡ʑd͡ʑɛˈɕɔ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɔna
  • Syllabification: sześ‧ćdzie‧sio‧na

Noun

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sześćdziesiona f

  1. (slang) informer, stool pigeon, snitch
    Synonyms: donosiciel, kapuś, (slang) sześćdziesiątka
    • 2020, Z.B.U.K.U (lyrics and music), “#Hot16Challenge2”, Json (music)‎[1]:
      Przetrwam chwile trudne, tak jak do tej pory / Jebać NWO, jebać sześćdziesiony
      I'll survive difficult moments as I have so far / fuck NWO, fuck the snitches
  2. (childish) sixty
    Synonym: sześćdziesiąt

Declension

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Further reading

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