CHWDP

CHWDP or HWDP (read ha-voo-de-pe) is a frequently used initialism of the Polish phrase chuj w dupę policji, literally meaning "(put a) dick in the police's ass."[1].

CHWDP graffiti
A two-metre-tall inscription on a wall in Poland

This vulgar slogan, often written on a wall, is used as a form of provocation against the police, but also as a "trademark." The initialism was largely popularised by Polish hip hop music, where it is often used in lyrics. It is a specific expression of protest against the authorities, and against "the system" in general.

In Polish orthography, Ch is a digraph. However as chuj is pronounced the same as huj, the acronym HWDP is commonly seen.

Popularity

The slogan is already very widespread in Poland, and its popularity is spreading to other countries, most notably Slovakia and Germany. Pranksters have used it in England.[2] The popularity of this slogan is rapidly growing.

Alternate expansions

One of the ways in which the popularity of the initialism is easily noticed is that it was given many alternative expansions. Still, the basic meaning is generally known. Others are merely jokes that are sometimes used to avoid awkward situations and to relieve the tension, e.g. when people who propagate this abbreviation talk with the police or by the policemen who want to avoid embarrassment when they are asked to expand the abbreviation during interviews.[3][4]

Spread on the Internet

However, the popularity of this initialism is not limited to it being spraypainted on the walls in Poland. In fact, the initialism has also spread among the Internet users, both Polish and foreign.

gollark: Full lockdowns are maybe not great, but charizard was advocating distancing + masks.
gollark: Apparently vaccine trials have a 1/3 success rate in general, which is pretty high, and there's relevant information from SARS to use, and tons of vaccine trials running, so I figure *some* should be available fairly soon.
gollark: No, but there's a decent chance one will at some point.
gollark: And spreading out infections a lot does mean the health system will be better able to deal with it.
gollark: If most people avoid infection until a vaccine is widely available, that would work.

References
  1. "HWDP - Miejski słownik slangu i mowy potocznej". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. Pauley, Nigel (13 May 2010). "POLICE WARNED ABOUT POLISH PRANKSTERS". Daily Star. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  3. Sarapkiewicz, Małgorzata (20 October 2004). "Litery niewinne". Nowiny. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  4. "Policja wyjaśnia, co znaczy HWDP". TVN24. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  • Media related to CHWDP at Wikimedia Commons
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