Strč prst skrz krk

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Strč prst skrz krk is a Czech and Slovak tongue-twister meaning "stick your finger through your neck".

The sentence is well known for having a total absence of vowels. It is often used as an example of such phrase when learning Czech as a foreign language. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the phrase is used to judge whether or not a particular person is drunk.

The phrase is also the subtitle of the Swiss newspaper La Distinction.

See Also

• Shibboleth

External links

• "Le virelangue - jazykolam : strč prst skrz krk" - Radio Prague article about the phrase
• "Strč prst skrz krk t-shirt" - T-shirts from a Czech Type foundry

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