tamarro
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Italy
What does “tamarro” mean?
chav; tacky show-off
Example
“Con quella catena d'oro sembra un tamarro.”
With that gold chain he looks like a chav.
Good to know
Mildly derogatory. Northern synonyms: 'zarro', 'truzzo'; in Rome: 'coatto'.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: pacchiano
🕶️ How other countries say “tacky show-off (a chav)”
- 🇮🇹 coattoRome
- 🇮🇹 tascioNaples
- 🇮🇹 zarroMilan
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