rosicare
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome
What does “rosicare” mean?
to be salty; jealous
Example
“Abbiamo vinto il derby e loro rosicano.”
We won the derby and they're salty.
Good to know
Literally 'to gnaw'. Roman in origin, now used all over Italy, especially about football. 'Rosicone' = sore loser.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
😮 Reactions🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: essere invidioso
🧂 How other countries say “to be salty, jealous”
- 🇮🇹 rosicareItaly
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