wazelina

Polish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English vaseline. Colloquial meaning is an allusion to the idiom włazić w dupę (“to offer flattery, to seek favors, literally: to go up someone's ass”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /va.zɛˈli.na/

Noun

wazelina f

1. vaseline
2. (colloquial, derogatory) flattery

Declension

Declension of wazelina

	singular
nominative	wazelina
genitive	wazeliny
dative	wazelinie
accusative	wazelinę
instrumental	wazeliną
locative	wazelinie
vocative	wazelino