rompiscatole

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of rompi (“to break”) +‎ scatole (“boxes”), the latter word replacing coglioni or palle (“balls”). See rompicoglioni and rompipalle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌrom.piˈska.to.le/[1]
  • Rhymes: -atole
  • Hyphenation: rom‧pi‧scà‧to‧le

Noun

rompiscatole m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (euphemistic) nuisance, bother, pain in the neck (person)
    Synonyms: rompicazzo, rompicoglioni, rompipalle, scassapalle, spaccamaroni

References
  1. rompiscatole in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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