leccarsi i baffi

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to lick one's mustache.”

Verb

leccàrsi i baffi (first-person singular present mi lécco i baffi, first-person singular past historic mi leccài i baffi, past participle leccàto i baffi)

1. lick one's lips
   • 2024, Masterchef Italia, season 13, episode 20, spoken by Antonino Cannavacciuolo:

     Dovete realizzare uno street food del terzo millennio, inventato da voi: buono, elaborato, originale, da leccarsi i baffi.

     You have to make a street food from the third millenium, invented by you: tasty, well executed, original, and that will make you want to lick your lips.