porca miseria
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Italy
What does “porca miseria” mean?
damn it! / for heaven's sake!
Example
“Porca miseria, ho perso le chiavi!”
Damn it, I've lost my keys!
Good to know
Mild, fine in front of grandma. Stronger versions swap "miseria" for ruder words.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: Accidenti!
😱 How other countries say “Oh my God! / Good grief!”
- 🇮🇹 Maronna mia!Naples
More from Italy
- dai!come on!; no way!
- magariI wish!; maybe
- che pallewhat a drag; so boring
- miticolegendary; awesome
- cazzodamn!; fuck
- chi se ne fregawho cares
- che figatahow cool!
- spaccareto rock; to kill it
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