There will be profanity in this article. Viewer discretion advised. But here is a by-no-means comprehensive list of Italian swears, most of which involve the word cazzo. Cazzo, quite simply, means dick. Italians love anything with the word dick in it, and no one, absolutely no one, uses the word more artfully and with greater vehemence and feeling than your even mildly pissed off Italian. A word of warning here. If you’re going to use these words, use them properly. Don’t half-ass it. You gotta commit, really dig in and find the fire. Hand gestures are recommended. Do raise your voice. No tepid cazzos, thank you.
When I was in electronics training at Fort Bliss (worked for an Uncle for a few years) some Italian soldiers were going through many of the same courses as ourselves. The only one I semi remember that they taught us was something like "bofungu!" Even if I'm actually recalling correctly, I'm probably spelling it wrong.
That's great! I'm pretty sure they were saying vaffanculo, go f*** yourself in the ass, because in dialect, the V sounds like a B, and certain syllables are completely elided. Brilliant!
I grew up in two Italian homes where the parents and grandparents spoke in Italian so we would not know what they were saying. In one home, the sisters cussed like sailors, all sayings that I have passed on to my own children. The other home, with a smirky smile, my friend's dad said there were no cuss words in Italian, as it was a language of love. Well I still can say all those cuss words. The F word still brings back memories of these sisters, now long gone from this earth, and the teenagers in their homes who laughed every time they cussed.
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When I was in electronics training at Fort Bliss (worked for an Uncle for a few years) some Italian soldiers were going through many of the same courses as ourselves. The only one I semi remember that they taught us was something like "bofungu!" Even if I'm actually recalling correctly, I'm probably spelling it wrong.
That's great! I'm pretty sure they were saying vaffanculo, go f*** yourself in the ass, because in dialect, the V sounds like a B, and certain syllables are completely elided. Brilliant!
You're almost certainly correct. I mean, this was 45 years ago.
I grew up in two Italian homes where the parents and grandparents spoke in Italian so we would not know what they were saying. In one home, the sisters cussed like sailors, all sayings that I have passed on to my own children. The other home, with a smirky smile, my friend's dad said there were no cuss words in Italian, as it was a language of love. Well I still can say all those cuss words. The F word still brings back memories of these sisters, now long gone from this earth, and the teenagers in their homes who laughed every time they cussed.