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My grandfather always use to say this when he was angry. He is Italian. It may be slang. Thank you in advance.

2007-02-25 17:39:58 · 3 answers · asked by James L 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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I guess you're wrong with yr memory....!!
There is nothing in Italian (nor in slang) that sounds similar to 'finabla'. However we have a word that has the same start 'fin' and that could be the right one since it's also fitting the context :
"FINISCILA !" (imperative, peremptory) that in English is corresponding to " Stop it ! "
Pronounce is fe-né-shee-lah - stress on the 2nd 'é' -

2007-02-25 18:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by martox45 7 · 2 1

I asked my ex-husband who is Italian and speaks Italian and says "fa napoli", which is a slang expression which means "go to Napoli (or Naples)", all the time. I was surprised too because he always uses like we use "Oh, damn." or similar exclamations when something goes wrong.
He explained that it was used because Naples is basically the armpit of Italy (he took me there once, it is a filthy mess) and when you want to swear at something or someone you are just telling them to go to the worst place in Italy. You are also implying that you want them to have sex with themselves.
Fa is from "fare" which means "to do" or "to make" and is often used in idiomatic terms or slang expressions.

2007-02-27 17:54:57 · answer #2 · answered by Ellen J 7 · 1 0

I think you mean "fanapoli" short for "va-fa-napoli" which is a much nicer way to say the "F" word.

2007-02-26 00:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by Silver Fox 3 · 1 1

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