winker
n.— «Whackin’ a young lady on the winker-stinker should only be illegal if she isn’t a looker.» —“Gettin’ it down pat, Italian style” by Emma Tom Australian Feb. 3, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
casual n.— «Asked why, they said they heard “the casuals were getting involved, and they didn’t want any trouble.” “Casuals,” for the benefit of Backbencher readers from the southern metropolis, are what you might...
gumba n.— «Gumba—an Italian.» —“Jargon From Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, Local 37, 389 East 154th St.” in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double...
pizan n.— «Pizan—an Italian. It comes from an Italian word meaning “friend.”» —“Jargon From Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, Local 37, 389 East 154th St.” in New York...
lookologo n.— «D’Agostino came to the Web—”It started as a personal blog,” he said—from a successful career in journalism, a brief dalliance in cinema and several books. But it was on television that he made his name as a...
Rafia n. a derogatory name for the Provisional Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary and political group seeking the reunification of Ireland. Etymological Note: Republican Army + mafia ‘the Italian mob; a criminal organization.’ (source: Double...