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