de coccio
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome
What does “de coccio” mean?
thick-headed; stubborn
Example
“Te l'ho detto mille volte, sei proprio de coccio!”
I've told you a thousand times, you're so thick-headed!
Good to know
Literally 'made of terracotta'. Roman for 'di coccio'.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: testardo
Heard in a conversation
The day after the derby
Davide Che stai a dì? Io nun rosico mai!
What are you on about? I never get salty!
Simone Sei proprio de coccio! Sabato calcetto: chi perde paga la pizza.
You're so stubborn! Five-a-side on Saturday: loser pays for pizza.
Davide Ce sto! Ma nun fa' caciara come l'altra vorta.
I'm in! But don't make a racket like last time.
🧱 How other countries say “stubborn, thick-headed”
- 🇮🇹 capa tostaNaples
- 🇮🇹 testardoItaly
More from Rome
- rosicareto be salty; jealous
- sticazziwho gives a damn
- pischellokid; youngster
- mortacci tuadamn you!
- coattochav; tacky
- pippauseless (at something)
- pidocchiosostingy, tight-fisted
- dajecome on!; let's go!
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