Terminology

This page is an (incomplete) list of the vocabulary and terminology of the Polandball universe and comics, and their origin.

Aiya!
Used by Chinaball, and sometimes Taiwanball and Hong Kongball, to express disappointment or when something wrong/bad happens.

Other versions

 * Alamak! - Malaysiaball, Tringapore, Bruneiball and Indonesiaball
 * Oy vey! - Israelcube
 * Eh! - Egyptball and Jordanball!

Anschluss
Used by Germanyball and Reichtangle when taking over another country. This is displayed when the former features characteristics of the latter. It has been temporarily banned from the Polandball Reddit ('Joke Life Preserve' process), though it still makes regular appearances on Facebook from time to time. The phrase is infrequently followed by "zeit".

Börk
Used by Swedenball. Pretty much a meaningless word, referring to Sweden or something Swedish. It has many alternatives for other countries.

THE BOOK OF BORK:
These phrases are used when a countryball is minding it's own business or flooding another country with its' people.

Cannot into

 * Poland cannot into space is a common gag.
 * Only native anglophone countries speak with good English. Other countries "make an attempt to speak english".
 * As for "Poland cannot into space", it means something like "Poland cannot have anything in space"; "Poland isn't a country that has a space program". A simple example could be that "Greece cannot into monies". http://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/1zv6ys/your_time_to_shine/cfxil61

Clay
Land. For example, Polandball often complains to Russiaball for stealing his clay and horses. This term originated in a [YouTube video] (broken) posted ranting against Kebab from Serbiaball's point of view. It is from the 'Remove Kebab' copypasta. The video gave Bosniaball one chance to give back Serbia's righteous clay. "stupid baby form the eggn give bak our clay we will crush u lik a skull of pig. serbia greattst countrey"

- Remove kebab copypasta

"Clay" is probably the result of a literal bad (machine) translation of the word 'land' (as in piece of land) from Serbian to English.

Gib
A strange broken English variant of 'give'. A very common phrase is 'gib clay'. (or also a form of the German verb 'geben' for 'to give sth to somebody').

Gib Sea
It is often said by countryballs who doesn't have sea to their neighbours who have one or had taken it from them. These countryballs are the following:


 * Austriaball
 * Boliviaball
 * San Marinoball
 * Switzerlandball

Hue
Used by Brazilball. See 'huehuehue' on Know Your Meme for more information... Remove HUE is used by Germany in reference to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, although Remove Feijoada is the correct form.

'Is of' and 'of'
Broken English. Sometimes 'of' is put in somewhat random places in sentences. 'Is of' or 'Am of' are common combinations.

Laughing
Distinctive laughs are possessed by many Polandball characters.
 * HON:France
 * HUE/KKKKKKK/ASHAUSHAU: Brazil
 * XA: Russia , several other slavic nations
 * ГA: Ukraine, Due to the fact that Г is pronounced like an h in ukrainian.
 * XI: China (any)
 * WK: Indonesia
 * JA: Spanish-speaking countries
 * HA: Most other countries
 * 5: Thailand

Kawaii
"Kawaii" is a state of Japanball. It is a term for when it is interested in adorable things, and illustrates this by wearing appropriate garbs, such as cat ears or a furry tail. It is often joked about as contageous, and a manipulative phase in a new Japanese Empireball uprising.

Many artists in the Facebook Polandball community, such as Nalali are famous there for drawing different varieties of countryballs in this fashion. It is considered "cancer" by a strong following of them.

Kurwa
Poland (lit. "whore" or "Fuck!") Used by Poland to address another, unfriendly characters and to express distress.

Oy vey!
Used by Israelcube to express dismay or exasperation.

Perkele
Often used by Finlandball, considered to be the Finnish version of kurwa. Equivalent to "the devil!" or "F*ck!" and an alternative name to a Finnish god, Ukko.

Plox
Meaning "Please".

Pay denbts/debts
Often satirized in Polandball is the fact that many countries owe many other countries money via the International Monetary Fund. Contrary to the popular stereotype of the US owing many countries money; due to Polandball's natural eurocentrism, it often involves other countries of Europe owing money to one another. A more popular example is Greece owing Germany money, and constantly (and successfully) begging for more.

Relevance
'Relevance' is a Polandball-specific term usually referring to (political, historical and economical) importance of a particular country. It often also refers to the size of that country.

Describing other countries as typical foods from there
Sometimes, in Polandball comics (often as an insult; i.e. remove _____) countries are referred to as typical foods from that country. This originated from calling Turkish people (and later the whole Muslim world in general) 'kebab', from the 'Remove Kebab' copypasta. Some common examples are (in alphabetical order):
 * Adobo: the Philippines
 * Ajiaco: Colombia
 * Arepa: Venezuela
 * Asado: Argentina, Uruguay, Philippines
 * Baguette: France
 * Beer: Germany
 * Boerwors: South Africa, Namibia and Botswana
 * Borscht: Russia,Ukraine and Poland
 * Blackberry: Oklahoma
 * Bratwurst: Germany
 * Bulgogi: South Korea and Taiwan
 * Burek: Montenegro
 * Burger: United States
 * Cajun: Louisiana, Arkansas
 * Catfish: Oklahoma, Louisiana
 * Cawl: Wales
 * Ceviche: Peru
 * Chakalaka: South Africa, Namibia
 * Chetnik: China and Serbia
 * Chicha: Bolivia
 * Chilli Crab: Singapore
 * Chipá: Argentina
 * Chocolate: Switzerland, Belgium, Ivory Coast, and Hispanic countries
 * Cinnamon: Sri Lanka
 * Couscous: Morocco,Tunisia, and Algeria
 * Curry: India, Sri Lanka
 * Dim Sum: China. Remove Dim Sum is used by both Vietnamball and Philippinesball to protest against Chinaball's claim on the South "China" Sea Islands. Also used by Canadaball when using head tax.
 * Dolma: Azerbaijan
 * Egg roll: China, Chile and Singapore
 * Empanada: Chile
 * Falafel: Israel, Lebanon
 * Fatteh: Syria
 * Feijoada: Brazil
 * Fish and Fungi: Virgin Islands
 * Gefilte Fish: Israel
 * Goulash: Hungary
 * Gyro: Greece and (Southern) Cyprus
 * Haggis: Scotland
 * Halal: Saudi Arabia
 * Harissa: Armenia
 * Honey: Oklahoma and Utah
 * HUE: Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries and territories.
 * Ikan bakar (Roasted fish): Malacca/Melaka
 * Jerusalem Mixed Grill: Israel
 * Kabsa: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
 * Kebab: Islam, Turkey, TURANISTS
 * Ketupat: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangsamoro (Philippines)
 * Khao poon (Laotian Laksa): Laos
 * Kharcho: Georgia (the country)
 * Kielbasa: Lithuania, Poland
 * Kimchi: Both Koreas
 * Kosher: Israel
 * Laksa: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, India, Burma and Bangladesh
 * Mamaliga: Romania
 * Maritsa: (the sweetbread): Bulgaria
 * Mattak: Greenland
 * Mititei: Romania, Moldova
 * Mie udang: Penang
 * Nasi Goreng: Indonesia, Singpore
 * Nasi Lemak: Malaysia
 * Nihari: Pakistan
 * Nothing: Ethiopia, North Korea
 * Olivier Salad: Russia, Uruguay
 * Orange: Florida
 * Noodle: China
 * Paella: Spain
 * Pasta:Italy
 * Pho: Vietnam
 * Pierogi: Poland
 * Pizza: Italy, New York
 * Poutine: Canada
 * Prezganka: Slovenia
 * Proja: Serbia
 * Quesadilla: Texas
 * Rakiya: Bulgaria
 * Rock: Latvia (such is life)
 * Rosbif: United Kingdom
 * Rendang: Indonesia
 * Salo: Ukrane
 * Sauerkraut: Germany
 * Sausage: Austria
 * Schnitzel: Austria, Israel and Namibia
 * Sesame Noodles: Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand
 * Shrimp Tostada: California
 * Sir (cheese): Croatia
 * Souvelaki: Greece
 * Sushi: Japan
 * Taco: México
 * Tea: British Empire
 * Teff: Ethiopia
 * Tom Yum: Thailand
 * Tulp: Netherlands
 * Thuringer: Luxembourg
 * Timpana: Malta
 * Turkish Delight: Turkey and Northern Cyprus
 * Visinata: Romania
 * Vodka: Russia, Eastern Europe
 * Waffle: Belgium
 * Weisswurst: Bavaria
 * Wings: New York State
 * Wonton: China, Taiwan
 * Yam: Nigeria
 * Yogurt: Bulgaria, Greece,Turkey

Putting 'make' in front of verbs
Sometimes, 'make' is put in front of verbs (often with '-ings' or '-s' at the end).

Stronk
Simply a strange pronunciation of 'Strong' written out literally. The 'g' here is pronounced as a 'k'.