ghisa
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Milan
What does “ghisa” mean?
Milan traffic cop
Example
“Attento, c'è il ghisa che fa le multe.”
Careful, the traffic cop is giving out tickets.
Good to know
Literally 'cast iron', from the old tall helmet. Milan only.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: vigile urbano
Heard in a conversation
Strike day: no metro
Giorgio Tipico. Il mio invece è un cumenda, arriva sempre alle undici.
Typical. Mine, on the other hand, is a big-shot boss, he always rolls in at eleven.
Francesca Ahah. Occhio, c'è il ghisa che fa le multe in doppia fila.
Haha. Careful, the traffic cop is fining double-parked cars.
Giorgio Allora non mi fermo: scendi al volo. Taac!
Then I'm not stopping: jump out on the fly. Boom!
🚓 How other countries say “cops”
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