Polish Speakers

[jess_faraday]

Hi, 'philes.

Can anyone tell me if there's a Polish euphemism for an unplanned pregnancy -- a word that conveys the meaning with minimal negative connotations? (For example, a lot of English speakers would say "a surprise.")

Thanks.

Comments

[aletheiafelinea]

Native speaker here. The most popular one is 'wpadka', meaning blunder, slip-up, set-back. It's informal and a bit more negative than 'surprise', but not really disdainful. More 'ow!' than 'ugh!' :) Comes from 'wpadać' = to fall into.

[jess_faraday]

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for!

[hyearts]

I second "wpadka" (noun). I don't recall if we have something less negative, though.

[jess_faraday]

Thank you!