(Updated!) 40 ingenious ways to use p*la in the Romanian language

I’m sure you’re all familiar with the famous Swiss army knife, a multi-use tool which can MacGyver you out of pretty much any tight spot.

But did you know there’s also a Romanian army knife? Around half of all Romanians have been issued one of these at birth, and if you know someone from around here (or have listened to any decent local rap song from the nineties), you’ve most certainly heard its two trademark syllables at least once.

Bonus:

…here’s some actual pula fan art!

This one came from our wonderful Patreon supporter Lucia and was made by her boyfriend. “‘ai dă pula mea” is a sorrowful cry of “woe is my penis!”

And this one is by our talented facebook friend Alex P.