paraculo

Italian

Etymology

para- +‎ culo The expression has its origin in Rome.[1] From pararsi il culo, it literally means one that covers his/her own ass.[2]

Noun

paraculo m (plural paraculi)

  1. a cunning opportunist individual, sly in taking advantage of the social mechanisms that govern the world without showing it[1][2]
  2. someone who is a servile brown noser towards power
  3. faggot (homosexual person)
  4. smart aleck

References
  1. Glioti, Oscar (2009) Fumetti di evasione: vita artistica di Andrea Pazienza p.249
  2. Gian Luigi Beccaria Per difesa e per amore: la lingua italiana oggi p.202
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