Common blasphemous profanities in Italian are: porco Dio (often written porcodio or also porcoddio); Dio cane ("God [is a] dog"); Dio merda; Dio bestia; Dio maiale; porco Gesù; Gesù cane; Madonna puttana; porco il Cristo; Dio stronzo; and Dio Fauss (or Dio Fa, more colloquially).
Joey uses the Tuscan insult: "Va fa Napoli!", the Tuscan equivalent of "Go to Hell!" which literally translates as: "Go to Naples!". In the uncut DVD version of the episode, Ross also calls Joey in the opening scene. He tells Joey that he has Chandler on the line, and Joey immediately hangs up.
13. A fanabla! – Go to hell! You can't go wrong with this classic.
written by January 23, 2012. Pronounced in English, 'skeefo,' it is, fo sho, one of the most fun words to use in Italian. Somewhat onomatopoeic in my opinion, it means; disgusting, crappy, rubbish, awful, stinks, revolting.
Updates. Italian (/fi'nɔkkjo/) Italian term for one who is homosexual, or seems homosexual. Sexual Orientation.
In trains taking off one's shoes is fairly accepted, but some conservative people may find it out of place. And please, do not burp or fart in public, it is considered extremely rude. Also, loud swearing and drinking alcohol from a bottle while walking the street, is frowned upon.
So, if you're not asked to, don't ever take your shoes off. Don't wander around alone: Moving freely around someone else's home is considered rude and inappropriate. Accept something they offer: Leaving a house without having a coffee, a piece of cake, or even just a glass of water might disappoint your host.
Italian greetings are usually warm and rather formal. The common greeting is a handshake with direct eye contact and a smile. If the greeting is between a man and a woman, the woman generally extends her hand first. People avoid shaking hands over the top of other people's hands.
Venice topped the poll after residents admitted swearing 19 times a day, followed by Brescia and Padua (both 17 times) and Genoa (14). Rome and Naples were placed seventh and ninth.
MINCHIA. This is the first word that you hear, arriving in Sicily, and the last word that you hear when leaving. The literal translation - "male genital organ", although Sicilians use it for the expression of a wide range of emotions: gratitude, joy, anger, worry, fear, contentment, wonder and so on.
cacca. More Italian words for Poo! Puh! interjection. Pah!, Ugh!
Mulignan(s) /moo. lin. yan(s)/ n. 1. Italian-American slang for a black man.
Most of the crimes in Italy revolve around theft, fraud, pickpocketing, scams, and organized crime. What is this?
Non-Verbal
Physical Contact: Italians are generally tactile people and quite affectionate. It is common to see hugging, kissing, back slapping and hand holding in public.
Do not give a brooch, handkerchiefs, or knives as they connote sadness. Do not eat with your hands, not even fruits. Do not leave the table during dinner, which is considered rude. Do not point with your index finger and pinkie finger at the same time, which is considered extremely vulgar in Italy.
Most of your neighbors are average Italian citizens with families and full-time jobs, in need of 7-8 hours of sleep every night. By law, silence is required between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and again between 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please respect this law by keeping noise to a minimum during these hours.
Finally, it could be a corruption of Italian mammalucco (“fool”, literally “mamluk”). According to the site TV Tropes, the commonly heard version comes from the Chinese martial arts training tool in the form of a wooden dummy.
The original of the word “chooch” is Italian, which makes complete sense as most of the Jersey Shore cast is, in fact, of Italian descent. It's a slang term that means a dummy, idiot or […] The post Jersey Shore: What is a 'chooch'?
GAVONE (NEE: GAVOON) IS NOT A PASTRY
Alternate meaning: Someone who eats a whole helluva lot. Origin: "Cafone" means "a boor" in standard Italian, but it got the Brooklyn treatment and, yes, settled on S.I.
Stugots is Italian mob slang lingo - Italian term that refers to the male genetalia. It is used to describe an idiot or a jerk. Stugots is also the name of Tony Sopranos boat on the HBO series The Sopranos.