pataccaro
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples
What does “pataccaro” mean?
seller of fakes, a con man
Example
“Nun accattà 'a chillo, è 'nu pataccaro.”
Don't buy from him, he sells fakes.
Good to know
A "patacca" is a fake.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💼 Work💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: truffatore
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