Jargon, lingo, colloquial expressions, regionalisms
C
ceffo m. (pejorative) ugly mug. Italian Slang Dictionary
chiudere il becco v. to shut up, to shut one's trap; (lit.): to close the beak.
cicciobomba n. a fatso, fat slob; (lit.): fat bomb.
colpo di fulmine exp. love at first sight; (lit.): a thunderbolt (of love).
come il cacio sui maccheroni exp. just what the doctor ordered; (lit.): like cheese on macaroni.
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