ammazza
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome
What does “ammazza” mean?
wow!; damn!
Example
“Ammazza quanto sei alto!”
Wow, you're so tall!
Good to know
Literally 'kill'. Expresses amazement.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: Caspita!
Heard in a conversation
Five-a-side on Thursday
Claudio Tu cugino? Quer pischello de quindici anni?
Your cousin? That fifteen-year-old kid?
Fabrizio Ammazza, è fortissimo! Para tutto, fidate.
Wow, he's really good! He saves everything, trust me.
Claudio Se vincemo, la birra la paghi tu. Se perdemo... sticazzi, la paghi tu uguale.
If we win, you pay for the beer. If we lose... who cares, you pay anyway.
😮 How other countries say “Wow!”
- 🇮🇹 ciumbia!Milan
- 🇮🇹 azz!Naples
- 🇮🇹 caspita!Italy
More from Rome
- dajecome on!; let's go!
- rosicareto be salty; jealous
- sciallachill; take it easy
- sticazziwho gives a damn
- er mejothe best
- aridajehere we go again
- sbroccareto lose it; flip out
- esse cottoto be smitten
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