See bałak on Wiktionary
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19,
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"ref": "2006, Adam Kulewski, Lwów: przewodnik, Oficyna Wydawnicza \"Rewasz\", →ISBN, page 20:",
"text": "Jednym z elementów bałaku były idiomy: „Anglik z Kołomyji\" — który oznaczał wg dzisiejszych norm „szpanera\".",
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