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Italy — Phrase #5

🧠#5 Intelligence Insult

Coglione

/koʎˈʎoːne/

Literal: Testicle

Feels like: Calling someone a ball (testicle) = calling them a fool. One of those body-part-as-intelligence-insult patterns. Very common, moderately vulgar

CurrentAdult⚠️⚠️ Moderate

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Muppet

/ˈmʌpɪt/

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/ˈiːdʒɪt/

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/ˈdʌmæs/

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