Kontrolletti

German

From the 1974 song "Jonny Controletti" by German musician Udo Lindenberg, seemingly formed from Kontrolle or kontrollieren and the suffix -etti, meant to resemble Italian surnames like Moretti or Marchetti.

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Kontrolletti m (strong, genitive Kontrollettis, plural Kontrollettis)

(humorous) a person policing or controlling the behavior of others, especially when perceived as excessive
- 2011 December 1, Julia Jüttner, “Essstörung bei Kleinkindern: Klaras Kampf”, in Spiegel Online‎^[1], archived from the original on 2012-05-18:
  Eltern sollten das dem Kinderarzt überlassen. "Sonst werden sie ganz schnell zum Kontrolletti."
  Parents should leave that to the paediatrician. "Otherwise, they will quickly turn too control-ly."
(colloquial) an inspector, especially a ticket inspector
Synonym: Kontrolleur

Declension of Kontrolletti [masculine, strong]