ficcanaso

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ficcanaso

  • /fikkaˈnazo/

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deriva dall'unione di ficcare e naso

noun ficcanasi · ficcanaso

  1. slang persona indiscreta che si intromette in cose che non la riguardano, spesso in cerca di cose da raccontare e di cui vantarsi quindi senza agire benevolmente
  2. broadly, figuratively, pejorative, slang chi proprio non riesce a farsi gli affari propri e cerca una sorta di riscatto appoggiandosi su un supposto aiuto dato

Similar: impiccione, indiscreto, invadente, curioso, pettegolo, intrigante · Opposite: riservato, discreto

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In English

  • kibitzer meddlesome person who tells others what to do
  • busybody someone who interferes with others
  • nosy prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle
  • nosey parker prying person
  • meddler one who meddles or interferes
  • rubbernecker someone who cranes their neck to see something
  • rubberneck someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring — see also rubberne
  • snooper one who snoops

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@misc{ficcanaso_2026,
  title = {ficcanaso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/ficcanaso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}