rompiscatole

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of rompi (“to break”) +‎ scatole (“boxes”), the latter word replacing coglioni or palle (“balls”). See rompicoglioni and rompipalle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌrom.piˈska.to.le/
• Rhymes: -atole
• Hyphenation: rom‧pi‧scà‧to‧le

Noun

rompiscatole m or f by sense (invariable)

1. (euphemistic) nuisance, bother, pain in the neck (person)

   Synonyms: rompicazzo, rompicoglioni, rompipalle, scassapalle, spaccamaroni