sciuscià

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English shoeshine. Said by poor Neapolitan children who worked as shoeshiners on the streets during the American occupation of Naples during the Second World War.

Phrase

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  1. shoeshine?

Noun

sciuscià m (uncountable)

  1. shoeshine
  2. shoeblack / bootblack (person)