'nciucio
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples
What does “'nciucio” mean?
gossip; shady deal
Example
“Ccà sotto ce sta quacche 'nciucio.”
There's some shady deal behind this.
Good to know
Neapolitan origin; in national politics 'inciucio' means a backroom deal.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: pettegolezzo
Heard in a conversation
Haggling at the Pignasecca
Titina E io tengo fame e poche sorde. Duje euro e cinquanta, cumpà.
And I'm hungry and short of cash. Two-fifty, mate.
Peppe Va buò, va buò. Ma nun 'o dicite a nisciuno, sinnò fanno 'nciucio.
Okay, okay. But don't tell anyone, or they'll gossip.
Titina Nun te preoccupà, Peppe. E miette pure 'nu poco 'e basilico, eh!
Don't worry, Peppe. And throw in a bit of basil too, eh!
More from Naples
- guagliòkid; dude
- scugnizzostreet kid; urchin
- pazziàto joke around
- ammuinafuss; commotion
- cumpàbuddy; mate
- frate miomy brother, bro
- faticàto work
- 'a faticawork, a job
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