luigi

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Luigi¹

  • /luˈiːd͡ʒi/

Rhymes with -iːdʒi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Luigi. Doublet of Ludovico, Luis, Ludwig, and other cognates. The verb sense emerged shortly after the December 2024 killing of American healthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the accused is Luigi Mangione.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Louis. A motherly woman lived there with her son, Luigi, a gay young man with an olive-oily skin, glistening teeth and a rubbery smile.

verb Luigis · Luiging · Luigied

  1. Internet, neologism To assassinate. ProPublica was working on this story before UHC’s CEO got Luigied:

    Similar: Kirk, JFK

luigi²

verb luigis · luigiing · luigied · Luigi

  1. alternative Alternative form of Luigi

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: csaba, gabriele, gigi, italy, louis, pier, luis, louie, luca, louey, leonardo, gianluca, mario, ludwig, louisa, lucia

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MLA

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

APA

luigi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luigi

Chicago

"luigi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luigi.

BibTeX
@misc{luigi_2026,
  title = {luigi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luigi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}