Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of rompi (to break) +‎ coglione (balls, testicles).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌrom.pi.koʎˈʎo.ni/[1]
  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Hyphenation: rom‧pi‧co‧glió‧ni

Noun

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rompicoglioni m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (vulgar) pain in the ass, pain in the arse; ball-breaker (person)
    Synonyms: rompicazzo, rompipalle, rompiscatole, scassapalle, spaccamaroni, scassaminchia, cacacoglioni, scassacazzo, cagaminchia, cagapalle, rompiminchia

References

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  1. ^ rompicoglioni in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication