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pidocchioso

🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome

What does “pidocchioso” mean?

stingy, tight-fisted

Example

“Nun fa' er pidocchioso, offri 'n caffè.”
Don't be tight, buy a coffee.

Good to know

From "pidocchio", louse.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

💸 Money🙄 Teasing

The textbook way to say it: tirchio

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