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phrase, idiom · Colloquial
To be involved in something, with good connections and inside knowledge. Can imply useful influence or something less savoury.
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Italy
Italian Slang for People
6 Italian slang terms for people, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Labels for social types: the show-off, the country cousin, the city sophisticate, the freeloader. These words tell you what a culture notices about its own members.
furbo
adjective, noun · Colloquial
Cunning, sly, quick to spot an angle. Admiring and disapproving at once — the furbo gets away with things, and Italians are ambivalent about whether that is a virtue.
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raga
noun · Informal
Guys, everyone. Clipped from ragazzi and used to address a group regardless of gender.
rompiscatole
noun · Informal
A pain in the neck; someone who will not leave you alone. The polite version of a cruder expression built on the same verb.
sfigato
adjective, noun · Informal
A loser; someone unlucky and uncool. Sfiga, the related noun, means bad luck.
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tipo
adverb, noun · Informal
Like; about; sort of. A hedge and approximator: tipo alle sette, 'around seven'.
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