buttafuori

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buttaˈfuɔːri/

Etymology

Blend of buttare (“to throw”) +‎ fuori (“out”).

Noun

buttafuori m (invariable)

  1. bouncer, chucker-out
    • 1968, Fabrizio De Andrè; Riccardo Mannerini (lyrics), “Cantico Dei Drogati”, in Tutti Morimmo a Stento, performed by Fabrizio De Andrè:
      E chi, chi sarà mai / il buttafuori del sole / chi lo spinge ogni giorno / sulla scena alle prime ore.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. (nautical) bumpkin
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