Italian Slang: B

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Balle

[BAHL-lay] Balls. Usually synonymous with "Bullshit!" Mi ha raccontato un sacco di balle - "He/she told me a whole bunch of lies" (literally, "a bag of balls"). Can also be used like palle. Che due balle/palle - "What two balls" - can also be used like "What a pain in the ass."

Barbone

[bar-BONE-ay] "Having a big beard", but also used for homeless men.

Battona

[baht-TONE-ah] Streetwalker, because she "pounds (battere) the pavement".

Beh

"So?" or "So what?" In some parts of Italy, this may be equivalent to boh. Not particularly rude.

Bocchino

[bock-KEE-no]

"A little mouthful" - fellatio.

Boh

A verbal shrug. This isn't rude - you can use it any time.

Botta

[BOT-ta] A blow, a punch, a coup, but also used to mean a dose of cocaine. Hence in botta is used to mean high (but not necessarily specifically on cocaine).

In Roman slang, botta or bottarella means a fuck. Le ho dato una bottarella - "I fucked her [a little]."

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