attapirato

Italian

Etymology

In reference to the Tapiro d'Oro (“Golden Tapir”), a satirical prize given by the TV program Striscia la Notizia to someone famous who has behaved reprehensibly or ridiculously.

Adjective

attapirato (feminine singular attapirata, masculine plural attapirati, feminine plural attapirate)

  1. (humorous) upset for a personal comedown or failure

Further reading

Tapiro d'Oro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it

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