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  2. Italian profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]

  3. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2013 December 17

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    Something like: "a word meaning eggplant in Sicilian which is used by Italian-Americnas as an insult to blacks" from a source better than Urban Dictionary. μηδείς 19:54, 17 December 2013 (UTC) GoogleBooks gives some fictions where this word is explained . Are they good enough?--

  4. Category:Italian slang - Wikipedia

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  5. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.

  6. Historical dictionary - Wikipedia

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    For some languages, like Sanskrit and Greek, the historical dictionary (in the sense of a word-list explaining the meanings of words that were obsolete at the time of their compilation) was the first form of dictionary developed; though not being scholarly historical dictionaries in the modern sense, they did give a sense of semantic change over time.

  7. Macbeth (1909 Italian film) - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth is a silent Italian 1909 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth.It was the second Macbeth film released that year (released on 27 November 1909), and is the third film version of the play.

  8. Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people ...

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    Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...

  9. Zips - Wikipedia

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    Zips (also Siggies or Geeps) is a slang term in the United States that was especially in use in the early 20th century.It was often used as a derogatory slur by Italian American and Sicilian American mobsters in reference to newer immigrant Sicilian and Italian mafiosi.