bizun

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A variant of bizon, from a euphemism from schools for bykowiec.[1] First attested in 1786.[2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.zun/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -izun
  • Syllabification: bi‧zun

Noun[edit]

bizun m animal

  1. (dated) bull leather whip
  2. (dated) bull leather whipping (flogging with such a whip)
  3. (dated, derogatory) scoundrel
    Synonyms: bandyta, bandzior, chuligan, łobuz, łobuziak

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
verb

Derived terms[edit]

noun

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “bizun”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
    2. ^ Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski (1786) Warszawianin w domu : komedya oryginalna we trzech aktach.[1], page 56
    3. ^ bizun in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

    Further reading[edit]

    • bizun in Polish dictionaries at PWN