byznys
n.— «Business: byznys, leasing, supermarket, know-how, joint venture. Computers: hardware, software, kliknout (to click a mouse), upgrade, PC, zadzemovat tiskarnu (to jam a printer). Media: ficr (feature), show, advertorial, PR, reporting. Miscellaneous: cool, byt in/out (to be hip/out of touch).» —“Shouldn’t we speak the queen’s Czech?” by Matt Reynolds Prague Post (Czech Republic) Mar. 31, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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