Notes: Basically, “You’re on your own.” Appropriate for all sorts of situations and used often in everyday vernacular. Paolo says the more PG-13 version is “’ Levati dalle palle ,’ because palle is a nicer way to say balls.” But don’t say that to old ladies either. It’s only rude if you say it to an old lady. Notes: This is used playfully when someone is in your way, or they’re annoying and you don’t want to be around them. It’s popular slang as harmless as vaffanculo.
Notes: This is commonly used to tease someone in a lighthearted way. The only notch higher would be “ quella bocchinara di tua madre ,” which involves your mama and fellatio, and might get you killed.
Notes: This is the most insulting you can go. In Italian culture, you add anything about family members to be extra offensive.” Another Italian says this is comparable to: “Eff you, you son of a dead bitch.” You choose. It’s when you want to be extra insulting and vaffanculo just won’t cut it. Paolo says, “This is southern … from Napoli. Translation: “Go fuck your dead family members.” Or “the souls of your dead family members.” Paolo says, “Italian swearing reaches unbelievable heights it is, in its own way, a form of magnificent literature …” Enough with the pleasantries, here are a dozen ways to say fuck off in Italian. To further explore life beyond vaffanculo (which, in case you’ve never met an Italian, means “eff you” and is as common as ciao and grazie), we turned to Paolo Dellafiore, who is, ironically, an ultrarefined gentleman who just opened up a (very classy) cooking studio in Florence.
There is a true beauty to Italian hysterics, and a wicked humor to their swearing, which tends to refer to, um, dead relatives, runaway donkeys, and slutty moms. In traffic? Forget about it! Within families? It’s how they show affection! Lover’s quarrel? It’s practically a form of foreplay. They’ve perfected the art of fighting, and they’ll use any opportunity they can to become enraged, if only for a hot second. Italians take great pride in their swearing.
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