Terminology

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

Anschluss
Used by Germanyball and Reichtangle when taking clay of other countries. 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.

There are anschluss forms for other countries

Börk
Used by Swedenball. Pretty much a meaningless word, referring to Sweden or something Swedish. It has many alternatives for other countries.
 * Book of Börk
 * Historical countryballs' Book of Börk
 * British Book of Börk
 * French (and neighbours) Book of Börk

THE BOOK OF BÖRK:

 * Norwayball	Børk børk
 * Swedenball	Börk börk
 * Icelandball	Björk björk
 * Germanyball	Wörk wörk
 * Denmarkball	Øl øl
 * UKball	Pork pork
 * Serbiaball	Бре бре
 * Franceball	Boûin boûin
 * Estoniaball	Möh möh
 * Canadaball	Timber timber and bois bois
 * Australiaball	Oi oi
 * New Zealandball	Ka ora ka ora
 * Japanball	Desu desu
 * Indiaball	Daḍhak daḍhak
 * Chinaball	Aiya aiya
 * Samiball	Jòik jòik
 * South Koreaball	Kh kh kh
 * North Koreaball	Bajil bajil
 * Portugalball	Ão ão
 * Irelandball	Ól ól
 * Thailandball	Same same
 * Israelcube	Oh vej oh vej
 * Hungaryball	Pàprìka pàprìka
 * Faroe Islandsball	Bðrk bðrk
 * Finlandball	Perkele perkele
 * USAball	Burger burger
 * Greeceball	Gyro gyro or Μοηεψ Μοηεψ
 * Croatiaball	Hrk hrk
 * Netherlandsball	Tulp tulp
 * Switzerlandball	Bäzli bäzli
 * Austriaball	Wörgl wörgl
 * Italyball	Pizza pizza
 * Polandball	Flaczki flaczki
 * Czechball	Pivko pivko
 * NepalRawr	RAWR
 * Greenlandball	Borqq borqq
 * Antarcticaball	Cold cold
 * French Guyanaball	Mêr mêr
 * Mauritaniaball	Slaنes Slaنes
 * Tringapore	Iya iya
 * Vaticanball	Pope pope
 * Vietnamball Nguyen Nguyen
 * Spainball	Siesta siesta
 * Nigeriaball	Scam scam
 * French Polynesiaball	Bora bora
 * Mexicoball	Taco taco
 * Colombiaball	Coffee coffee
 * Argentinaball	Che che
 * Brazilball	Hue hue
 * Venezuelaball	Chávez chávez
 * Cubaball	Castro castro
 * Guatemalaball	Maya maya
 * Peruball	Inca inca
 * South Africaball	Click click
 * Hong Kongball	Ching chang chong
 * Turkeyball	Kebab kebab
 * Saudi Arabiaball	Allah allah
 * Russiaball	Borscht borscht
 * Chileball	Hueon hueon
 * Palestineball	Nakba nakba
 * Bhutanball	Dragon dragon
 * Uruguayball	Mate mate
 * Panamaball	Canal canal
 * Iranball	Ayatollah ayatollah
 * Belgiumball	Waffle waffle
 * Albaniaball	Shqip shqip
 * Gypsyball	Fer fer
 * Mongoliaball	Mongol mongol
 * Pakistanball	Bak bak
 * Georgiaball	Tbles tbles
 * Bulgariaball	Yoghurt yoghurt
 * Macedoniaball	Fyrom fyrom
 * Ukraineball	Maldan maldan
 * Jamaicaball	Reggae reggae
 * Costa Ricaball	Tico Tico
 * DR Congoball	Mbwane mbwane
 * Egyptball	Misr misr
 * Moroccoball	Maghrib maghrib
 * UAEball	Oil oil
 * Indonesiaball	Satay satay
 * Vanuatuball	Vatu vatu
 * EUball	Euro euro
 * Malaysiaball	Kangkung Kangkung
 * Ghanaball	Ghana ghana
 * Seychellesball	Sey sey
 * Cape Verdeball	Cabo cabo
 * Kazakhbrick	Potassium potassium
 * Kurdistanball	Gosht gosht
 * Belarusball	Rasija Rasija
 * Philippinesball	Balut Balut
 * Svalbardball	Seeds Seeds
 * Sri Lankaball	Sri Sri
 * Tibetball	Lama lama
 * Most microballs	Relevant Relevant

HISTORICAL BÖRKS

 * Soviet Unionball Soviet soviet
 * Union of South Africaball Apartheid apartheid
 * Venezuelaball (till 2006) Chamo chamo
 * Pahlavi Iranball Sha sha
 * German Empireball Reich reich
 * Naziball Heil heil
 * Reichtangle Reich reich
 * East Germanyball Stasi stasi
 * SPQRball Caesar caesar
 * Yugoslaviaball Yugo yugo
 * Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealthball Grunwald grunwald
 * Prussiaball Ostsiedlung ostsiedlung
 * Republic of Chinaball Sun sun
 * Orange Free Stateball Boer boer
 * Transvaalball Boer boer

BRITISH BÖRKS

 * Englandball	Wot wot
 * Scotlandball	Och och
 * Walesball	Hyw hyw
 * Northern Irelandball	Norn Iron Norn Iron or Bomb bomb
 * Isle of Manball	Legs legs
 * Jerseyball	Hon hon
 * Guernseyball	Hon hon or Moi aussi
 * Shetlandball	Øch øch
 * Orkneyball	Åch åch
 * Gibraltarball	Dago dago
 * Saint Helena, Ascensionball and Tristan da Cunhaball	Exile exile
 * Bermudatriangle	Triangle triangle
 * Londonball	Banker banker
 * Isle of Wightball	Ferry ferry
 * Isle of Scillyball	Scilly scilly
 * Greater Londonball	Rabbit rabbit
 * Norfolkball	Incest incest
 * Essexball	Tan tan
 * Cumberlandball	Border border
 * Lancashireball	'Ot pot 'ot pot
 * Devonball	Cliff cliff
 * Cornwallball	Pasty pasty
 * Yorkshireball	Pudding pudding
 * Greater Manchesterball	Manc manc
 * Merseysideball	Ey ey
 * Tyne and Wearball	Why aye why aye
 * West Midlandsball	Curry curry
 * Kentball	Channel channel
 * Lincolnshireball	Kurwa kurwa
 * Dorsetball	Oo ar oo ar
 * Nottinghamshireball	Gun gun
 * Merciaball	Sahson sahson
 * Northumbriaball	Norþ norþ
 * Wessexball	Seaxna seaxna

FRENCH BÖRKS

 * Alsaceball	Wôrk wôrk
 * Normandyball	P'têt-ben p'têt-ben
 * Brittanyball	Plouzh plouzh
 * North Franceballs	Ch'ti ch'ti
 * Savoyball	Arpetan arpetan
 * Occitaniaball	Oc oc
 * County of Niceball	Mistral mistral
 * Corsicaball	Chju chju

BELGIAN BÖRKS

 * Flandersball	Vlaams vlaams

SPANISH BÖRKS

 * Basqueball	Etxeverri etxeverri
 * Cataloniaball	Platge platge

These phrases are used when a countryball is minding its own business or flooding another country with its people.

Countries like their typical foods
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' copypaste. Here is a list in alphabetical order:
 * Afghanistanball: Kebab and kabuli palaw
 * Albaniaball: Seculars, potato and tavë kosi
 * Algeriaball: Kebab and couscous
 * Andorraball: Chocolate
 * Angolaball: Moamba de galinha
 * Antigua e Barbudaball: Pepperpot and fungee
 * Argentinaball: Chipá, chocolate, empanada and asado
 * Arkansasball: Cajun
 * Armeniaball: Harissa, dolma, khorovats, lavash and stroganoff
 * Arubaball: Keshi yena
 * Australiaball: Meat pie, roast lamb and vegemite sandwich
 * Austriaball: Sausage, schnitzel, pretzel and tafelspitz
 * Azerbaijanball: Qəbab, dolma and seculars
 * Bahamasball: Crack conch with peas and rice
 * Bahrainball: Kebab and machboos
 * Bangladeshball: Kebab, laksa and rice and fish
 * Bangsamoroball: (PH) Ketupat and chocolate
 * Barbadosball: Cou-cou and flying fish
 * Bavariaball: Weisswurst
 * Belarusball: Stroganoff and draniki
 * Belgiumball: Waffle, moules-frites and chocolate
 * Belizeball: Chocolate
 * Bermudaball: Bermuda fish chowder
 * Berbersball: (North Africa) Couscous
 * Bhutanball: Thenthuk, ema datshi and ngathrek golop lhakpa
 * Boliviaball: Chicha, salteñas and chocolate
 * Bosniaball: Kebab, bosnian pot and ćevapi
 * Botswanaball: Seswaa
 * Brazilball: Feijoada
 * Bruneiball: Ketupat, ambuyat and laksa
 * Bulgariaball: Maritsa (sweetbread), yogurt, banitsa, bob chorba and rakiya
 * Californiaball: Shrimp tostada
 * Cambodiaball: Amok trey and samlor kako
 * Cameroonball: Ndolé
 * Canadaball: Poutine, kraft dinner, nanaimo bar and butter tarts
 * Cape Verdeball: Cachupa
 * Chileball: Empanada, chocolate, pastel de choclo and egg roll
 * Chinaball: Egg roll, wonton, dim sum, peking duck, fried rice, dumplings and noodle
 * Colombiaball: Ajiaco, gallo pinto and chocolate
 * Congoball: Poulet moambé
 * Costa Ricaball: Chocolate
 * Croatiaball: Sir (cheese)
 * Cubaball: Chocolate, platillo moros y cristianos and ropa vieja
 * Curacaoball: Keshi yena
 * Czechball: Vepřo knedlo zelo and svíčková
 * Denmarkball: Pølse, stegt flæsk and bøfsandwich
 * Dominicaball: Mountain chicken and fish broth
 * Dominican Republicball: Chocolate, la bandera and sancocho
 * DR Congoball: Kebab and Poulet moambé
 * Ecuadorball: Chocolate
 * Egyptball: Kebab, ful medames, kushari, molokhia, falafel
 * El Salvadorball: Chocolate and pupusa
 * Eritreaball: Kebab, zigini with injera and gored gored
 * Equatorial Guineaball: Chocolate
 * Estoniaball: Verivorst with mulgikapsad
 * Ethiopiaball: Teff, wat with injera and fit-fit
 * Finlandball: Pulla, karjalanpaisti, mämmi and sautéed reindeer
 * Floridaball: Orange
 * Franceball: Baguette, crêpe, pot-au-feu, macaron, bisque and frog
 * Gabonball: Poulet nyembwe
 * Georgiaball: Kharcho, khachapuri and khinkali
 * Germanyball: Beer, bratwurst, sauerkraut, currywurst, döner kebab, sauerbraten and kraut
 * Ghanaball: Fufu
 * Gibraltarball: Chocolate
 * Greeceball: Souvelaki, yogurt, fasolada, moussaka souvlaki and gyros
 * Greenlandball: Mattak and kiviak
 * Grenadaball: Oil down
 * Guatemalaball: Chocolate and fiambre
 * Guyanaball: Pepperpot
 * Gypsyball: Sah hai mas
 * Hondurasball: Chocolate, baleada, carne asada and sopa de caracol
 * Hong Kongball: Sesame noodles, char siu and dim sum
 * Hungaryball: Paprika, seculars, gulyás and goulash
 * Icelandball: Hákarl and þoramatur
 * Indiaball: Curry and laksa
 * Indonesiaball: Rendang, ketupat, satay, laksa, tumpeng, karedok and nasi goreng
 * Islamballs: Kebab
 * Iranball: Chelo kebab and ghormeh sabzi
 * Iraqball: Kebab, samak masgouf and kleicha
 * Irelandball: Colcannon, irish stew
 * Israelcube: Jerusalem mixed grill, kosher, schnitzel, falafel, hummus and gelfite fish
 * Italyball: Pizza, pasta, polenta and risotto
 * Ivory Coastball: Chocolate
 * Jamaicaball: Ackee and saltfish
 * Japanball: Sushi and ramen
 * Jordanball: Kebab and mansaf
 * Kazakhbrick: Kebab, stroganoff, beshbarmak and shalgam
 * Kenyaball: Ugali, sukuma wiki and nyama choma
 * Kuwaitball: Kebab, kabsa and machboos
 * Kyrgyzstanball: Beshbarmak, laghman and kuurdak
 * Laosball: Khao poon (laotian laksa), tum mak hoong and larb with sticky rice
 * Latviaball: Rock
 * Lebanonball: Kebab, falafel, kibbeh and tabbouleh
 * Libyaball: Kebab, bazeen and usban
 * Lithuaniaball: Kielbasa and cepelinai
 * Louisianaball: Cajun and catfish
 * Luxembourgball: Thuringer, judd mat gaardebounen and bouneschlupp
 * Macauball: Sesame noodles and minchee
 * Macedoniaball: Kebab and tavče gravče
 * Madagascarball: Romazava
 * Malaccaball (MY): Ikan bakar (roasted fish)
 * Malaysiaball: Ketupat, nasi lemak, satay, roti canai and laksa
 * Maltaball: Timpana, pastizzi and rabbit stew
 * Mexicoball: Taco, chiles en nogada, mole poblano and chocolate
 * Moldovaball: Mititei
 * Mongoliaball: Buuz
 * Montenegroball: Kebab, burek, kačamak and raštan
 * Moroccoball: Kebab, couscous, tangine and pastilla
 * Myanmarball: Laksa
 * Namibiaball: Schnitzel and chakalaka
 * NepalRawr: Dal bhat
 * Netherlandsball: Tulp, stamppot and hutspot
 * New Yorkball: Wings
 * New York Cityball: Pizza
 * New Zealandball: Bacon and egg pie, lamb and pavlova
 * Nicaraguaball: Chocolate, gallo pinto and churrasco
 * Nigeriaball: Kebab, yam and jollof rice
 * North Koreaball: Galbi
 * Northern Cyprusball: Kebab and turkish delight
 * Northern Irelandball: Ulster fry
 * Norwayball: Brunost and fårikål
 * Oklahomaball: Blackberry, honey and catfish
 * Pakistanball: Curry-kebab, nihari and biryani
 * Palestineball: Kebab, arab salad, falafel, musakhan and hummus with tahini
 * Panamaball: Chocolate and sancocho de gallina
 * Paraguay: Chipá, sopa paraguaya and chocolate
 * Penangball (MY): Mie udang
 * Peruball: Ceviche and chocolate
 * Philippinesball: Salpicao, asado, chocolate, lechon and adobo
 * Polandball: Kielbasa, borscht, bigos, kotlet schabowi, żurek and pierogi
 * Porto Ricoball: Chocolate, mofongo and arroz con gandules with Lechon
 * Portugalball: Bacalhau and salpicao
 * Romaniaball: Visinata, mititei, sarmale, mici and mamaliga
 * Russiaball: Stroganoff, olivier salad, borscht, pelmeni, šči and kaša and vodka
 * San Marinoball: Torta tre monti
 * Saudi Arabiaball: Kebab, halal and kabsa
 * Scotlandball: Haggis
 * Senegalball: Kebab, thieboudienne
 * Serbiaball: Rakiya, chetnik, ćevapčići, pljeskavica, ražnjići, kalmak and proja
 * Slovakiaball: Bryndzové halušky
 * Sloveniaball: Prezganka, ajdovi žganci, belokranjska povitica and obara
 * South Africaball: Chakalaka, bobotie and boerewors
 * South Koreaball: Sesame noodles, bulgogi and kimchi
 * Spainball: Paella, chocolate, tortilla española and tapas
 * Sri Lankaball: Curry, rice and cinnamon
 * Sudanball: Kebab, ful medames
 * Swedenball: Köttbullar, kräftskiva, surströmming and ostkaka
 * Switzerlandball: Chocolate, cervelat, fondue and rösti
 * Syriaball: Kebab, fatteh and kibbeh
 * Szekelylandball: Kebab, Kürtoskalács and Paprika
 * Tajikistanball: O'sh
 * Taiwanball: Sesame noodles, wonton, beef noodle soup and bulgogi
 * Tanzaniaball: Kebab and ugali
 * Tartarsball: Kebab, çiberek and öçpoçmaq
 * Texasball: Quesadilla
 * Tibetball: Thenthuk
 * Thailandball: Sesame noodles, pad thai and tom yum goong
 * Tringapore: Nasi goreng, egg roll, chilli crab, hainanese chicken rice and laksa
 * Trinidad e Tobagoball: Callaloo and doubles
 * Tulaball (RU): Tula gingerbread
 * Turkeyball: Kebab, turkish delight, seculars, kuru fasulye with pilav and yogurt
 * UKball: Rosbif, tea, fish and chips, beef and pudding
 * Ukraineball: Salo and borscht
 * USAball: Burger, hot dog, fried chicken, apple pie and chocolate
 * Utahball: Honey
 * Uruguayball: Olivier salad, chocolate, chivito and asado
 * Uyghurball: Noodle-kebab
 * Uzbekistanball: O'sh
 * Vanuatuball: Lap lap
 * Venezuelaball: Arepa, pabellón criollo and chocolate
 * Vietnamball: Pho
 * Virgin Islandsball: Fish and fungi
 * Walesball: Cawl
 * Yemenball: Kebab and saltah
 * Zimbabweball: Sadza

Exclamations
Used by some countries for disappointment or when something wrong happens.
 * Bruneiball Alamak! and Ya ampun!
 * Chinaball Aiya!
 * Egyptball Eh!
 * Finlandball Perkele! (Devil!)
 * Hong Kongball Aiya!
 * Indiaball Chale Jao! (Curses! or F*ck!)
 * Indonesiaball Alamak and Ya ampun!
 * Israelcube Oy vey!
 * Jordanball Eh!
 * Lithuaniaball Kurwa! (Whore!)
 * Malaysiaball Alamak! and Ya ampun!
 * Pakistanball Chale Jao! (Curses! or F*ck!)
 * Polandball Kurwa! (Whore!)
 * Taiwanball Aiya!
 * Tringapore Alamak! and Ya ampun!

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.

Laughing
There are distinctive laughs of some Polandball characters.
 * HON	Franceball
 * HUE or KKKKKKK or ASHAUSHAU	Brazilball and all the Lusosphere
 * XA	Russiaball and other slavic nations
 * ГA	Ukraineball. Due to the fact that Г is pronounced like an H in ukrainian.
 * XI	Chinaball
 * KE	South Koreaball. This is the sound of Starcraft's Zerglings in attack mode. Also, it's the same sound as ㅋ, which is about the same as "LOL' in English.
 * WK	 Indonesiaball
 * JA	 Spanish-speaking countries
 * 5	Thailandball
 * HA	Most other countries

Relevance
Relevance is a Polandball term used for saying (political, historical and economical) importance of a particular country. It can also refers to the size of that country.

A common joke is small countries and micronations pretending, or trying to be relevant, mostly Sealandball.

Cannot into ...

 * Anglosphere only can into good English Other countries try speaking English.
 * Poland cannot into space It's the most known gag. It also means nothing space-related for Polandball (nothing in space, no space program...).
 * Greece cannot into monies http://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/1zv6ys/your_time_to_shine/cfxil61
 * Bolivia and Uzbekistan cannot into sea
 * Latvia cannot into potato
 * Serbia cannot remove all kebab
 * Scotland, Catalonia, Quebec, Tibet and Uyghur cannot into independence
 * Argentina cannot into white
 * Estonia cannot into nordic
 * Hungary cannot into revise trianon
 * Germany cannot into humor or into box
 * Netherlands cannot into high That's why he's always drugged
 * Turkey cannot into EU
 * Azerbaijan cannot into -stan
 * Sealand cannot into relevance

Clay
It means 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

Gib
German imperative for give. Very common phrases are gib clay or gib sea. Gib sea is frequently used by landlockeds (Austriaball, Boliviaball, Hungaryball, Paraguayball, San Marinoball, Switzerlandball, Serbiaball, Uzbekistanball,...)

Hue
Used by Brazilball. See 'huehuehue' on Know Your Meme for more information...

Remove HUE is used by Germanyball in reference to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, although Remove Feijoada is the correct form.

Of
It's the symbol of broken English. It's often put in random places or, more frequently, after the verb to be.

Plox
It means please.

Pay de(n)bts
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 USAball 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 Greeceball owing Germanyball money, and constantly (and successfully) begging for more.

Make
Sometimes, make is put in front of verbs often like making or makes.

Stronk
Broken English spelling of strong.