scugnizzo

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scugnizzo

  • /skuɲˈɲittso/

Where it comes from

dal napoletano scugnare ossia "scalfire, rompere" sua volta derivazione del latino cuneus cioè "cuneo"

noun scugnizzi · scugnizza · scugnizze

  1. monello di Napoli
  2. broadly birichino

Similar: ragazzo, monello, birba, birbante, birichino, discolo

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In English

  • chav relating to a youth from a working class background, aggressive with poor educat

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"scugnizzo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/scugnizzo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{scugnizzo_2026,
  title = {scugnizzo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/scugnizzo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}