Seba
a tracksuit-wearing young man (meme archetype, like a chav)
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛba/
Cultural Note
'Seba' (short for Sebastian) is the meme archetype for a young Polish man from the blokowisko (housing estate) — he wears tracksuits (dresy), drinks cheap beer, hangs out 'pod blokiem' (outside the apartment block), drives a tuned BMW/Audi, and listens to disco polo or rap. He's the son of Janusz and Grażyna. His girlfriend is 'Karyna.' The archetype captures working-class youth culture and is used both mockingly and affectionately. Many Poles use it for self-deprecating humor too — 'Dzisiaj jestem Sebą' (today I'm being a Seba).
📝 Example Sentences
Seba pod blokiem pije browara z kolegami.
Seba is drinking beer with his mates outside the apartment block.
Ubierasz się jak Seba w tym dresie.
You look like a Seba in that tracksuit.