spucizna

Spucizna is a Polish noun that refers to the matter expelled from the mouth when spitting, such as saliva or mucus. It is a crude term that appears mainly in colloquial speech, dialects, or historical texts; in formal writing it is uncommon and can carry a jocular or aversive tone.

The word is derived from the verb spuć, meaning to spit out, with the nominalizing suffix -izna, a productive pattern in Polish that names a thing associated with the root action.

In addition to its literal sense, spucizna can be used metaphorically to describe something repellent, dirty, or morally offensive, extending the concrete meaning to suggest a poor impression, disgust, or distasteful substance or behavior.

Related terms include plwocina (spittle) and ślina (saliva). Spucizna is relatively rare in contemporary standard Polish and is more often found in literary, humorous, or dialectal contexts rather than in official registers. It may appear in historical texts when describing scenes with strong sensory detail.