The Alternative Italian Dictionary

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b
bagascia
++ bitch, whore
baldracca
+ whore ?, bitch ? Insult used towards a woman.
bocchinara
++ promiscuous woman lett. "woman who likes to give blow-jobs"
Bocchino
+ to suck a dickhead
boiata
a worthless or useless thing
brinka
+ pussy

c
cacca
- poo, doo-doo
cagare
+ to shit, to defecate
cagna
+ bitch, cow Insult towards a woman. Literal meaning: "bitch" (female dog).
carita: per carita!
for pity's sake!
cazzata
+ (in plural) nonsense eg "Sono cazzate" ("That's bullshit")
+ a worthless or useless thing
cazzo
+ (figurative sense) prick, dickhead, etc. The figurative sense is a pejorative term used as an insult.
+ (literal sense) cock, prick;
che/dove/chi (etc) cazzo...
++ what/where/who (etc) the fuck... A euphemistic form is "che (etc) cavolo..." ("what (etc) the heck...")
checca
(adj) camp, effeminate Applied to gay men.
(n) fairy, queen An effeminate gay man.
chiappa
cheek
chiavare
to screw Refers to heterosexual sex only.
chiavata
+ a lay, a screw (ie a woman considered as a sexual object or sexual conquest) Generally used by heterosexuals only.
ciucciami il cazzo
+ suck my dick
coglioni
+ bollocks, balls (ie the testicles) See also "palle".
cornuto
+ bastard, shit Being branded a cuckold is very insulting to the Italian male ego. An alternative and equivalent insult is the gesture of pointing one's hand towards the intended target with the forefinger and little finger extended, like a pair of horns.
a man whose wife has been unfaithful to him Literally "horned", "having horns".
culo
arse (US: ass, fanny)

d
di merda
+ fucking (adj), shit- (modifier) Used after a noun as an intensifier; eg "macchina di merda!" ("fucking machine!"), "stronzo di merda!" ("fucking bastard!", "shithead!")
ditalino
a wank (ie an act of masturbation) Applied to women only. From "dito" meaning "finger".

f
femminuccia
sissy Applied to effeminate boys or men, irrespective of actual sexuality.
figa
+ a woman, especially as a sexual object
+ pussy; This sense refers to the female genitalia.
figlio di puttana
+ sonofabitch
finocchio
+ homosexual, queer lett. "fennel"
+ queer, faggot Derogatory term for a gay man not usually used by gay men themselves. Literal meaning: "fennel".
fottere
++ to fuck Also used in "va a farti fottere!" ("fuck off!", "fuck you!";
fottersi
++ not to care to fuck oneself. Me ne fotto di te -> I don't giva a fuck about you
fregna - noun, fem.
++ cunt, vagina
frocio
gay Once quite offensive, now is also used by gay people to refer to themselves
froscio
queer A milder form of "frocio" used by gay men themselves. Literally "fennel".

g
grilletto
++ clitoris lett. "trigger" of a gun
guanto
condom lett. "glove"

i
incazzarsi
+ to get pissed off (ie angry) Based on "cazzo" (qv). A euphemistic form is "incavolarsi" (to get steamed up, to get worked up).
incoglionirsi
+ to get pissed off From "coglioni" (qv).

l
leccaculo
++ ass-kisser lett. "one who licks ass"
loffa
+ fart

m
mannaggia!
damn!, for goodness sake! Commonly heard in Rome to express impatience or disappointment.
merda
shit Used as a noun to refer to excrement, something or someone offensive or disliked or as an interjection.
merdata
+ (in plural) nonsense
+ a worthless or useless thing From "merda" (qv).
merdoso
+ crap(py), shit(ty) (adjs)
mignotta
++ whore, slut Used pejoratively of sexually dissolute women or gay men
minchia
++ cock, dick Expression used especially at the South of Italy, but very common everywhere. Note that the gender is feminine!
minchione
+ a stupid person lett. "big dick"
mona
+ pussy Expression used especially in the North-East part of Italy, but well known everywhere.

p
palle
+ balls, bollocks, bullshit In the figurative sense of "nonsense". Often heard as "che palle!" ("bullshit!", "bollocks!").
balls In the literal sense of "testicles".
guts, balls, nerve
palle: rompere le palle a qualcuno
+ to piss someone off, to get on someone's tits Literally "to break someone's balls".
patacca
+ pussy
pesce
willy, peter Literal meaning: "fish".
pipa
+ masturbation lett. "pipe". Farsi una pipa -> to jerk off (lett. to smoke a pipe)
pipi`
- wee-wee, pee
pisciare
to piss
piscio
piss (noun)
pisello
- willy (UK), peter (US) Also as "pisellino" ("peepee", "winkle")
pompa
blowjob (ie fellatio)
porca madonna
+ Christ! Considered blasphemous.
porca miseria
+ bloody hell
porca puttana
++ fucking hell!
porca
+ bloody, fucking (adj) Used in combinations such as "porca miseria!", "porca puttana!", "porca madonna!" (qqv)
puttana
+ (whore, pro, hooker Used in the literal sense of "prostitute" and figuratively to refer to a sexually dissolute person (male or female).

q
quaglia
+ girl, pussy

r
recchione (ricchione)
+ homosexual lett. "big ear"
regina
queen Term for a gay man, especially one who is effeminate.
rincoglionire
+ to became stupid Especially referred to old people.
rizzarsi
+ erection Mi si e' rizzato il cazzo -> I had an erection
rompiballe
+ nuisance, bothersome person lett. "ball-breaker"

s
sbattere
+ to fuck lett. "to beat"
sbattersi
+ not to care lett. "to beat oneself". Me ne sbatto il cazzo -> I don't give a shit.
sborra
+ cum (ie semen)
sbrodolata
+ faster than a sveltina etymology: brodo = consomme ; sbrodolata = a staining with consomme (outcome) ; Word used in Calabria and Sicily for a fuck through the trousers' fly
scopare
+ to screw, to fuck Generic term for "to copulate". Not as strong as "fottere". "Scopa" means a broom.
scopata
+ a screw, a lay A woman or gay man as a sexual partner.
scorreggiare
+ to fart
sega
a wank, an act of masturbation Literally "saw". Applied to men only. See also "ditalino".
sticchio
++ pussy Expression used only in the South of Italy. Note that the gender is masculine!
stronza
+ cunt, cow, bitch Female form of "stronzo" (sense (ii)) (qv).
stronzata
+ bullshit (ie nonsense) Formed from "stronzo" (qv)
stronzo
+ bastard, shit Refers to someone one does not like or finds offensive. Female form: "stronza".
turd Literal sense.
sveltina
+ faster than a chiavata etymology: svelto = in hurry ; sveltina = a fast action without any importance

t
terrone
South italian people So call with contempt north italian people south italian people.
testa di cazzo
+ Cockhead Used to insult someone, without a really specific reason, just because you disagree with him/her
tette
+ tits
troia
+ (UK) tart, slag, slut A sexually dissolute person (male or female). Used especially among gay men, its literal meaning is "sow" (female pig).

u
uccello
willy, peter Literal meaning: "bird".

v
vaffanculo
+ fuck off Also the standard expression for disagreeing strongly with another
venire
to come (in the sexual sense)

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