Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Contraction of va' a fa' 'n culo, where fa' and 'n are contractions of fare and in, respectively. Literally, go do [it] in [the] ass.

Compare French va te faire enculer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vaf.fanˈku.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Hyphenation: vaf‧fan‧cù‧lo

Interjection

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vaffanculo

  1. (vulgar, slang) fuck you, fuck off, go fuck yourself; get lost, up yours; shove it up your ass.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: va fangool

Further reading

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  • Daniela Gobetti (1999) Dictionary of Italian Slang and Colloquial Expressions, Barron's Educational Series, →ISBN, page 323.