Monday, November 6, 2006

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Fancazzista [fahn-cahz-ZEES-tah] Someone who doesn’t do shit; derived from cazzo. Farabutto [FAR-a-boot-toe] Sly person. Farsi [FAR-see] Reflexive form of fare, “to do”, in slang used as “to make out with” [...]

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Gesú [jeh-ZOO] Jesus, sometimes used as an exclamation of shock. Gnocca [NYOCK-ah] Cute slang for vagina, but also used to indicate a hot female. Laila sei la + gnocca + [...]

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Maccheronico [makh-kair-RON-ikko] “Maccaroni-ish”. This is the term Italians themselves use for heavily Italianized and very poor English. Not rude, except to the person/discourse to whom you are applying it. Madonna, [...]

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Pacco [pahk-ko] Literally “package,” but also used in the sense shown here (“Your package is in good hands”), just as it is in English. Palle [PALL-lay] Balls. Che palle! – [...]

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Sacco, Un “A bag, a sackful” – used for “a lot.” Slangy but not rude. Mi piace un sacco – “I like him/her/it a lot.” Carlo Verdone made a film [...]

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Vaccona [vahk-CONE-ah] Big cow. Used similarly to porcona. Vaffa’nbagno [vah-fahn-BAHN-yo] “Go do it in the bathroom” – polite paraphrase for vaffanculo. Vaffanculo or ‘ffanculo [vah-fahng-COOL-oh] Va a far[lo] in culo [...]

Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Accidente, un [ah-chee-DEN-tay] A darn thing, usually used in the negative, as in Non mi ricordo un’accidente – I don’t recall a thing. In normal useage, an accident (as with [...]