sbarbato
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Milan
What does “sbarbato” mean?
a kid, a young guy with no experience
Example
“In discoteca c'erano solo sbarbati di sedici anni.”
The club was full of sixteen-year-old kids.
Good to know
Literally "beardless". Common in Milan and the north.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: ragazzino
Heard in a conversation
Stuck on the tram
Pietro Ahah, il cane è più elegante di noi due!
Haha, the dog is better dressed than both of us!
Marta Dai, sbarbato, scendiamo e prendiamo la metro!
Come on, kid, let's get off and take the metro!
Pietro Sbarbato a chi? Corro a bestia, ti batto!
Who are you calling a kid? I run like crazy, I'll beat you!
🧒 How other countries say “kid / youngster”
- 🇮🇹 ragazzinoItaly
- 🇮🇹 pischelloRome
- 🇮🇹 scugnizzoNaples · A cheeky, street-smart kid; said with affection.
More from Milan
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- zarrochav; tacky show-off
- bausciashow-off; braggart
- dare paccoto stand someone up
- sciuraposh older lady
- pirlaidiot; jerk
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