puttaneggiare
Italian
editEtymology
editVerb
editputtaneggiàre (first-person singular present puttanéggio, first-person singular past historic puttaneggiài, past participle puttaneggiàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive, vulgar) [auxiliary avere]
- to work as a whore, to turn tricks
- (by extension) to act like a whore, to act slutty
- (by extension) to flirt heavily or have sex to obtain favors (e.g. a raise or promotion)
- (literary, figurative) to prostitute oneself, to brownnose
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of puttaneggiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading
edit- puttaneggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana