Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ manaccia (bad hand, from mano (hand) +‎ -accia) +‎ -are.

Verb

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smanacciàre (first-person singular present smanàccio, first-person singular past historic smanacciài, past participle smanacciàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to move one's hands clumsily or excessively
    1. to gesticulate a lot
    2. to hit something clumsily
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to touch wrongfully
    1. (sports) to hit the ball with a hand
    2. (regional) to grope, to paw, to fondle (a woman)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to fuss (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

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Further reading

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  • smanacciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • smanacciare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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