Figo/figa, figata
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Figa is a bit unpolite, slang way to say vagina
licterally is
"cunt"
but it is really, really used by italian people in the spoken language...
when you say "figo" it means cool, "troppo figo" that's too cool,
it rocks!
usually you use the adjective "figa", if you are a man, between men, an you want to mean that a girl you know, or that you just saw passing by, is really really cute... (it would be nice if you would post me back some slang expression to mean the same thing in american or english slang, please )
ah! Italians, specially in the north, say Milan, use a lot "figa" as an exclaimation of surprise ^__^, or for swear a bit...or just like a comma in their sentences...I'm for real!!
"è una figata!" that's a deal! or something like that
Figato really does not exist!!
I'm quite sure you are referring to Sfigato that both means a really unlucky persons or someone that girls and people in general don't really appreciate...a nerd basically...(without its strict-american informatic-expert acception, but sort of.. )
...troppo sfigato is super nerd or someone who's fighting against luck!!!
bye bye
licterally is
"cunt"but it is really, really used by italian people in the spoken language...
when you say "figo" it means cool, "troppo figo" that's too cool,
it rocks! usually you use the adjective "figa", if you are a man, between men, an you want to mean that a girl you know, or that you just saw passing by, is really really cute...
(it would be nice if you would post me back some slang expression to mean the same thing in american or english slang, please )ah! Italians, specially in the north, say Milan, use a lot "figa" as an exclaimation of surprise ^__^, or for swear a bit
...or just like a comma in their sentences...I'm for real!! "è una figata!" that's a deal! or something like that
Figato really does not exist!!
I'm quite sure you are referring to Sfigato that both means a really unlucky persons or someone that girls and people in general don't really appreciate...a nerd basically...(without its strict-american informatic-expert acception, but sort of.. )
...troppo sfigato is super nerd or someone who's fighting against luck!!!
bye bye
These are slightly coarse words, although very common amongst young people.
Figo-> cool (nice, fashionable) Troppo figo!-> sooo cool!
Figa-> literally, female genitals (vulgar!), but also form for a female -> cool
Figata-> something that is cool
Figato-> I am afraid this term does not exist, Sfigato (or sfigata, female version) means the contrary of figo: normally, a problematic and sad young person who is therefore isolated by peers. (Note that the "real" sfigato is isolated because he is sad and problematic, and therefore no one can stand him, while I would call "emarginato" one who is sad because of isolation)
Women call sometimes "sfigato" a man who would do and say anything to have a sexual intercourse, with any woman avalaible, and often (obviously) fails!
Figo-> cool (nice, fashionable) Troppo figo!-> sooo cool!
Figa-> literally, female genitals (vulgar!), but also form for a female -> cool
Figata-> something that is cool
Figato-> I am afraid this term does not exist, Sfigato (or sfigata, female version) means the contrary of figo: normally, a problematic and sad young person who is therefore isolated by peers. (Note that the "real" sfigato is isolated because he is sad and problematic, and therefore no one can stand him, while I would call "emarginato" one who is sad because of isolation)
Women call sometimes "sfigato" a man who would do and say anything to have a sexual intercourse, with any woman avalaible, and often (obviously) fails!
this "figa" is kinda odd. so if someone refers to me as figa, should i be offended or flatered? just curious.
Well, calling a girl "figa" is not very polite... It's a vulgar way to express appreciation for a girl's look, but after all it's a compliment, so I don't think you should be offended if someone refers to you as figa.
P.S.:
Anyway, if you think you are a figa or if many guys call you like that, please let me know...
(JUST KIDDING!)
It's a vulgar way to express appreciation for a girl's look, but after all it's a compliment, so I don't think you should be offended if someone refers to you as figa.P.S.:
Anyway, if you think you are a figa or if many guys call you like that, please let me know...
(JUST KIDDING!)
leenico said:If you don't mind being likened to a piece of meat, then I suppose you should not be offended.
I guess Italian standards differ a bit compared to American. It's all in the context isn't it.
Thanks Megaton for the headsup on the word figato. I knew I heared it somewhere.
I can just give my two cents here. The masculine form of this word is a cool/slang compliment for a guy, the feminine form is rather gross, but some girls might like it, that's a matter of personal choice and taste.
Also, cool can correspond to the Italian fico, though it's quite old nowadays, but that's how it's usually translated into Italian in movies and tv series etc.
Anyway, like any kind of slang, it's not suitable on some occasions and suitable on others.
Also, cool can correspond to the Italian fico, though it's quite old nowadays, but that's how it's usually translated into Italian in movies and tv series etc.
Anyway, like any kind of slang, it's not suitable on some occasions and suitable on others.
What's the "new" term for cool?silviap said:
There are sooooooo many... "bangin'", "tight" and "phat" are three that pop to mind immediately. They're not really new, but they're still in heavy usage, and all are used in the context of a pretty girl walking by.
the new term in italian for cool, instead of fico. I'm American too. I can say it in English.
Well... it's figo.
We've been talking about it...
We've been talking about it...
ikester said:
Piwid will like that list he was asking about it.
piwid said:usually you use the adjective "figa", if you are a man, between men, an you want to mean that a girl you know, or that you just saw passing by, is really really cute...
grazie a tutti
piwid said:(it would be nice if you would post me back some slang expression to mean the same thing in american or english slang, please
"She's really HOT!"
That's a way for one guy to say to another guy that a girl is really cute, sexy, attractive. I don't personally say this. I have a really big hang-up (attraction) to very smart women, and although some of them ARE hot, that's not what initially catches my attention. Perhaps I'm just weird.
There is another expression used a lot, but I really don't like it:
"What a piece of ass." I think this is a totally disgusting saying, totally insulting to women, so I really hope you will never use it. But you may hear it.
Ciao Piegus,
X significa= per
Penso 'che figo' sia per dire 'che bello' ma credevo che fosse spagnolo...
@+,
Laure
X significa= per
Penso 'che figo' sia per dire 'che bello' ma credevo che fosse spagnolo...
@+,
Laure
The words figo/a, fico/a and figata all share the same root (scroll up to find itephobius said:
)."Figata" usually is used to describe something that you like very much (Il concerto è una figata, Che figata il tuo vestito, ecc.).
Please note the difference with the masculine counterpart "cazzata", indicating a blunder or something wrong in general (or also something extremely easy, a no-brainer).
Makes you think women are superior, doesn't it?
HTH.
Alessandro
Alfry is quite right, it isn't polite.
'Figa' is a slang word for the female genitals. 'Figo' is the male counterpart, and also means both fig and figtree; whose association with the slang meaning seems to be of great antiquity.
'Figa' is a slang word for the female genitals. 'Figo' is the male counterpart, and also means both fig and figtree; whose association with the slang meaning seems to be of great antiquity.
Hi, could "figera" (not sure of the spelling) be a variant of "figa"? I have heard the expression "bella figera" but didn't know the exact translation, but I knew it was fairly impolite.
bella figura isn't impolite!it is a compliment!
BELLA FIGA is a vulgar expression in Italian with a lot of different meanings according to the region. it can mean the female genital or a beautifuyl girl!
BELLA FIGA is a vulgar expression in Italian with a lot of different meanings according to the region. it can mean the female genital or a beautifuyl girl!
littlemiss369 said:
"bella figeira" was an expression invented by a trio of comic players...it actually survived as an ironic way to address to a posh girl
DDT
DDT said:"bella figeira" was an expression invented by a trio of comic players...it actually survived as an ironic way to address to a posh girl
DDT
Cheers DDT! My family are form Le Marche and sometimes is is hard to differentiate the subtlety of vowel sounds in their particular dialect. On occasion, though I'm not sure if they can ever decide between "bella figa or figeira", maybe they're one and the same
!I didn't mean bella figura, lsp, I know that is entirely different.
If it’s of interest the word figa comes from the word fica which is a derivative (roman?) slang from the word fico (a fig or a fig tree), and has NOTHING do to with figura.
It is just one of the few slang words used for the female genitals, but the word fica has not real meaning, and is probably not even in the dictionary.
Don’t know when it all started but it was already around when I was a kid. The only reasonable explanation I can come up with is that if you cut a fig vertically in half, the inside (with a bit of imagination) could resemble the female genitals, and that’s how the word was coiled and eventually (thanks media) spread.
I think "bella figa/fica" is used more indirectly when to comment or to appreciate the “beauty” of a woman, rather that directly - though it is a compliment, it is a rude one and not very well accepted, heh. As valy822 said the meaning varies from region to region.
*Also in case you didn’t know the word fico (fig) is used in some part of Italy in expressions as:
Che fico! – che forte!; che bello! Etc.
Che fico domani è Natale!
Che ficata è questo gioco! etc...
And that’s about all there is to know about fico/a/i/e
It is just one of the few slang words used for the female genitals, but the word fica has not real meaning, and is probably not even in the dictionary.
Don’t know when it all started but it was already around when I was a kid. The only reasonable explanation I can come up with is that if you cut a fig vertically in half, the inside (with a bit of imagination) could resemble the female genitals, and that’s how the word was coiled and eventually (thanks media) spread.
I think "bella figa/fica" is used more indirectly when to comment or to appreciate the “beauty” of a woman, rather that directly - though it is a compliment, it is a rude one and not very well accepted, heh. As valy822 said the meaning varies from region to region.
*Also in case you didn’t know the word fico (fig) is used in some part of Italy in expressions as:
Che fico! – che forte!; che bello! Etc.
Che fico domani è Natale!
Che ficata è questo gioco! etc...
And that’s about all there is to know about fico/a/i/e
littlemiss369 said:Cheers DDT! My family are form Le Marche and sometimes is is hard to differentiate the subtlety of vowel sounds in their particular dialect. On occasion, though I'm not sure if they can ever decide between "bella figa or figeira", maybe they're one and the same
I didn't mean bella figura, lsp, I know that is entirely different.
Hello all,
yes, littlemiss is right, the expression Bella Fighera was invented by the Trio Marchesini-Solenghi-Lopez in the late 80's, for the TV parody of the book "I Promessi Sposi". The word is simply a hispanicization of the word figa, since 2 or 3 episodes are set in the Castle of the Spaniard Don Rodrigo
How would you pronounce FIGO?
Like (in the english way): Fee - Jo
or Like (in the english way): Fee - Go
?
Similiar to the 'ce' and 'ci' rule, that when an I or
an E comes after a C it makes an english CH sound.
So is this pronounced?
Like (in the english way): Fee - Jo
or Like (in the english way): Fee - Go
?
Similiar to the 'ce' and 'ci' rule, that when an I or
an E comes after a C it makes an english CH sound.
So is this pronounced?
Yes "C" and "G" follow the same rule as far as the subsequent vowel is concerned.dylang3893 said:How would you pronounce FIGO?
Like (in the english way): Fee - Jo
or Like (in the english way): Fee - Go
?
Similiar to the 'ce' and 'ci' rule, that when an I or
an E comes after a C it makes an english CH sound.
So is this pronounced?
Uinni
Grazie Uinni!
Mi piace dire figo, ma avevo bisogno di sapere come dirlo.
Mi piace dire figo, ma avevo bisogno di sapere come dirlo.
uinni said:Provided you learnt well how and when to say it (to avoid troubles!
B.t.w, remember the "i" is short (not as long as in English "fee").
Uinni
Thanks, but before you posted your corrections of my message, I had edited my last message to what I wanted.
'Avevo bisogno di sapere come dirlo.' I knew it was incorrect and edited it, thanks anyway for your guidance.
ikester said:
what about FUNKY??
what does it mean if an italian teenager says "i like figo"?
it was used in this context: my match: someone who's perfect 2 me ( like Figo)
grazie
it was used in this context: my match: someone who's perfect 2 me ( like Figo
)grazie
Regarding this, I have a question about a song I've just discovered - which was popular in the '90s, 'Fiky Fiky', and I am wondering (quite aside from the merits of the song, which I actually like!) if there is a linguistic relationship?
Assuming I am right about what he means by Fiky Fiky, and I think I am...
Assuming I am right about what he means by Fiky Fiky, and I think I am...
Hi Wineguymatt, welcome on the forum!
I have never known of anyone saying it. If I heard a girl say "mi piace figo", I would understand "I like (him being) cool, hot & handsome". It can be vulgar in some contexts, but is widely accepted when speaking with friends.
If a male teenager said "
mi piace la figa" that would be a vulgar (but sometimes used between guys when there are no girls around) way of saying he likes to have sexual intercourse no matter who with. Anyway, it does not relate to Portuguese football player Figo. Figa is a word which has a centuries-long history!
Victoria32 said:
Well, if you change vowel sounds it does make sense also in English...
sure there is a relationship with figa. Fiky fiky is indeed a joke, a hint to that word without actually saying it. Most people did not think this song was too vulgar when it came out, even if everybody understood the allusion. But my question is now... any relationship between figa-figo-fica-fico and the English F.word? Any English philologist out there?
Victoria32 said:
I have heard such a song in Italy, saying " facciamo Fiki Fiki assieme"...the literal meaning is a nonsense, but the real meaning is "let's intercourse together"...
As you can see, no direct relationship... maybe subconscious evocation?
I can answer that myself... the English 'F' word comes from the Dutch, fokken, to strike, apparently.lightbluefeather said:Well, if you change vowel sounds it does make sense also in English...
But my question is now... any relationship between figa-figo-fica-fico and the English F.word? Any English philologist out there?
Any resemblance to the name of the Fokker aircraft engine, is unknown, but given the use of the Fokker in war, it's quite likely.
lightbluefeather said:Hi Wineguymatt, welcome on the forum!
I have never known of anyone saying it. If I heard a girl say "mi piace figo", I would understand "I like (him being) cool, hot & handsome". It can be vulgar in some contexts, but is widely accepted when speaking with friends.
If a male teenager said "
Anyway, it does not relate to Portuguese football player Figo. Figa is a word which has a centuries-long history!
grazie for clearing that up for me
Interessanti le disquisizioni su figo, figa e simili, ma... e un altro modo di tradurre "cool"? Non sempre il tono del testo si presta a usare queste parole, specie nella versione femminile in cui la forma è identica a quella riferita alla parte anatomica. Ho letto da qualche parte ganzo (ma mi sembra un po' antico), tosto (anche quello è forse superato), togo (si usa?), ma chiederei, specie se ci sono dei giovani qui (come vedete dal nickname io sono del 61) se possono arricchire questo elenco di varianti! Ogni volta per me è un problema tradurre questo "cool" in contesti dove non si può usare figo o altre espressioni troppo "marcate"! Ma d'altra parte senza suonare naif...
GRAZIE
GRAZIE
Just a small note
Let's intercourse together - doesn't make sense.
Let's have sex together - is the better way to say that.
Ciao
Let's intercourse together - doesn't make sense.
Let's have sex together - is the better way to say that.
Ciao
Can I open up this thread again?
I've learned (as you've said earlier in this thread too) that figa is a vulgar expression, but I have a female Italian friend who uses it as the feminine version of figo (e.g. refers to the both of us as fighe in a positive way).
How accepted is this, could you do that without anyone thinking you are speaking in a vulgar way? And are there any regional differences? (She's from the north-east).
I've learned (as you've said earlier in this thread too) that figa
is a vulgar expression, but I have a female Italian friend who uses it as the feminine version of figo (e.g. refers to the both of us as fighe in a positive way). How accepted is this, could you do that without anyone thinking you are speaking in a vulgar way? And are there any regional differences? (She's from the north-east).
It actually comes from the ancient Greek word for fig which sounds "sukon", having the same vulgar sense by the way!
It is noteworthy that this use caused the fruit's italian name to change his gender to masculine, a unique case: consequently the fig tree and his fruit share the same word.
The antiquity of the figurative use is witnessed by no other than Dante:
"le mani alzò con amendue le fiche"
somewhere in the Inferno,which is describing a vulgar gesture of his times ("he raised both his hands making the "fiche"") sticking the thumb through the folded (is this right?) fingers. Bye!
Yes, folded is the right word...
(This quote from Dante reminds me of a scene in Shakespeare, but that's PM stuff...)
Vicky