buttafuori

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Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of butta (to throw) +‎ fuori (out).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /but.taˈfwɔ.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ɔri
  • Hyphenation: but‧ta‧fuò‧ri

Noun

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buttafuori m (invariable)

  1. bouncer, chucker-out
    • 1968, “Cantico Dei Drogati”, in Fabrizio De Andrè, Riccardo Mannerini (lyrics), Tutti Morimmo a Stento, performed by Fabrizio De Andrè:
      E chi, chi sarà mai / il buttafuori del sole / chi lo spinge ogni giorno / sulla scena alle prime ore.
      And who, who will ever know / the sun's bouncer / who pushes it every day / onto the scene in the first hours.
  2. (nautical) bumpkin