leccarsi i baffi

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to lick one's mustache.

Verb

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leccàrsi i baffi (first-person singular present mi lécco i baffi, first-person singular past historic mi leccài i baffi, past participle leccàto i baffi)

  1. lick one's lips
    • 2024, Masterchef Italia, season 13, episode 20, spoken by Antonino Cannavacciuolo:
      Dovete realizzare uno street food del terzo millennio, inventato da voi: buono, elaborato, originale, da leccarsi i baffi.
      You have to make a street food from the third millenium, invented by you: tasty, well executed, original, and that will make you want to lick your lips.